न लिङि

Operational rule vidhi

The इट् is not lengthened after वॄ , वृञ् and after roots ending in long ॠ in the endings of the Benedictive.

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Indeclinable न avyayaRight context लिङि saptamī · ekavacana

Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
Right context Saptamī (7th case): "when X follows", the operation applies to what precedes (1.1.66 तस्मिन्निति निर्दिष्टे पूर्वस्य). Also a condition or domain ("in the sense of").

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न लिङि

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Commentary

The इट् is not lengthened after वॄ , वृञ् and after roots ending in long ॠ in the endings of the Benedictive.
As विवरिषीष्ठ, प्रावरिषीष्ठ, आस्तरिषीष्ठ, विस्तरिषीष्ठ ॥

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.