8.4.55
खरि च
Operational rule vidhi
A झल्-letter is converted to a corresponding चर्-letter when followed by a खर्-letter.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context saptamī · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyaya
- 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").
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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Full reading
च
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Commentary
In the room of झल् , there is the substitute चर् , when खर् follows.
A sonant non-aspirate mute is the substitute of a mute, when a surd mute or a sibilant follows. The words झलां and चरः are supplied from the last sutra. Thus भेद् + ता = भेत्ता, भेत्तुम्, भेत्तव्यम्; युयुध् + सते = युयुत्सते; आरिप्सते, आलिप्सते from रभ् and लभ्, the इस् is added by 7.4.54, in the room of अ of रभ् and लभ्, and we have रिस्भ्स् and लिस्भ्स् then the first स is elided by 8.2.29.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.