7.3.59
न क्वादेः
Operational rule vidhi
A guttural is not substituted for the final च् or ज् of a root which begins with a guttural, before the affix having an indicatory ध् and before ण्यत्.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Indeclinable न avyayaTarget क्वादेः ṣaṣṭhī · ekavacana
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
- Target Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): names what gets replaced, "in place of X" (1.1.49 षष्ठी स्थानेयोगा).
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Full reading
न क्वादेः
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Commentary
A guttural is not substituted for the final च् or ज् of a root which begins with a guttural, before the affix having an indicatory ध् and before ण्यत्।
As कूजः, खर्जः and गर्जः with घञ्; कुज्यः, खर्ज्यः and गर्ज्यः with ण्यत् ॥ This is an exception to 7.3.52.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.