8.1.53
विभाषितं सोपसर्गमनुत्तमम्
Operational rule vidhi
An Imperative preceded by a preposition and not in the 1st person, following an Imperative of verbs of 'motion', may optionally retain its accent when the कारक is not wholly different.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term विभाषितम् prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term सोपसर्गम् prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term अनुत्तमम् prathamā · ekavacana
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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Full reading
विभाषितम् सोपसर्गम् अनुत्तमम्
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Commentary
An Imperative preceded by a preposition and not in the 1st person, following an Imperative of verbs of 'motion', may optionally retain its accent when the कारक is not wholly different.
The whole of the preceding sutra is understood here. This is a Prapta-vibhasha. Thus आगच्छ देवदत्त ग्रामं प्रविश꣡ or प्र꣡वि॒श॒ ॥ आगच्छ देवदत्त ग्रामं प्रशाधि꣡ or प्र꣡शा॒धि॒ ॥ When the verb is accented, the upasarga loses its accent by 8.1.71.
Why do we say सोपसर्गं 'joined with a Preposition'? When there is no Preposition, there is no option allowed, and the last rule will apply. As आगच्छ देवदत्त ग्रामं पश्य ॥
Why do we say अन्-उत्तमं 'not a First Person'? Observe आ गच्छानि देवदत्त, ग्रामं प्रवि॒शा꣡नि॒ ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.