झयः

Operational rule vidhi

The व् is substituted for the म् of मत् after a अङ्ग (stem) ending in a mute consonant.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context pañcamī · ekavacana

Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.

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Full reading

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Commentary

The व् is substituted for the म् of मत् after a अङ्ग (stem) ending in a mute consonant.
As अग्निचित्वान् ग्रामः, उदश्वित्वान् घोषः, विद्युत्वान् बलाहकः, इन्द्रो मरुत्वान्, दृषद्वान् देशः ॥

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