कपिष्ठलो गोत्रे

Operational rule vidhi

The word कपिष्ठल is irregularly formed denoting the founder of a गोत्र (Patronymic) of that name.

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Substitute / term कपिष्ठलः prathamā · ekavacanaRight context saptamī · ekavacana

Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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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कपिष्ठलः

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Commentary

The word कपिष्ठल is irregularly formed denoting the founder of a गोत्र (Patronymic) of that name.
Thus the son of Kapishthala will be कापिष्ठलिः ॥ The word " gotra" here does not mean the grammatical "gotra," but the popular term ' gotra' denoting 'clans,' as described in the list of pravaras. Why do we say "when denoting the founder of a gotra"? Observe कपिस्थलम् The land of the monkeys.

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