8.1.23
त्वामौ द्वितीयायाः
Operational rule vidhi
For the Accusative -2nd case singular of युष्मद् and अस्मद् are substituted त्वा and मा respectively (when a word precedes and these substitutes are अनुदात्त).
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term त्वामौ prathamā · dvivacanaTarget द्वितीयायाः ṣaṣṭhī · ekavacana
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
- Target Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): names what gets replaced, "in place of X" (1.1.49 षष्ठी स्थानेयोगा).
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Full reading
त्वामौ द्वितीयायाः
Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.
द्वितीयायाः → त्वामौ
Replace dvitīyāyāḥ with tvāmau. Inherited words (anuvṛtti) may add further conditions.
Commentary
For the Accusative -2nd case singular of युष्मद् and अस्मद् are substituted त्वा and मा respectively (when a word precedes and these substitutes are अनुदात्त).
The word एकवचनस्य is understood here. Thus ग्रामस्त्वा पश्यति, ग्रामो मा पश्यति ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.