8.2.11
संज्ञायाम्
Operational rule vidhi
The व् is substituted for the म् of मत् when the word so formed is a Name.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context संज्ञायाम् saptamī · ekavacana
- 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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संज्ञायाम्
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Commentary
The व् is substituted for the म् of मत् when the word so formed is a Name.
As आहीवती, कपीवती, ऋषीवती, सुनीवती ॥ For long vowel, see 6.3.120.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.