Panini Ashtadhyayi

This section will list sutras from the Ashtadhyayi, with examples from stanzas where they have been applied (mainly from the Srimad Bhagavad Gita). However, due to space limitations (and the extensive application of some sutras), only a few stanzas will be displayed for each sutra.

It is important for the reader to understand that the Ashtadhyayi is a meta-language that has its own syntax and semantics. The following page describes the canonical substitution rule that will help the reader understand the structure of sutras in the Ashtadhyayi.

NOTE: At present, only the sutras that are associated with 'sandhi' (euphonic combinations) have been described in detail (see, for e.g., {6.1.77:iko yaNNachi}) on this website.

NOTE: We plan to add the following sutras that help illustrate the important concepts for a couple of Declensions and Conjugations (see, for e.g., [JRB1995] [1] ):

Declension-related (see, for e.g., the 'jas' (NOM-Plural) illustrative derivation for the 'a'-ending base word 'kUpa'):

{1.1.27: sarvAdIni sarvanAmAni}
{1.1.43: suMDanapuMsakasya}
{1.1.52: alo'ntyasya}
{1.1.53: Nichcha}
{1.1.55: anekAlshit sarvasya}
{1.1.56: sthAnivadAdesho'nalvidhO}
{1.1.61: pratyayasya lukshlulupaHa}
{1.1.62: pratyaya lope pratyaya lakSHaNNam}
{1.1.63: na lumatANgasya}
{1.1.65:alo'ntyAt pUrva upadhA}
{1.2.41: apRukta ekAla pratyayaHa}
{2.3.49: ekavachana sambuddhiHa}
{4.1.1: NyApprAtipadikAt}
{4.1.2: svOjasamOTchhaSHTAbhyAmbhisNebhyAmbhyasNasibhyAmbhyasNasosAmNyossup}
{6.1.68: halNyAbbhyo dIrghAt suMtisyapRuktam hal}
{6.1.69: eNhrasvAt sambuddheHa}
{6.1.97: ato guNNe}
{6.1.110: NasiNasoshcha}
{6.1.102: prathamayoHa pUrvasavarNNaHa}
{6.1.103: tasmAchchhaso naHa puNsi}
{6.1.104: nAdichi}
{6.1.107: ami pUrvaHa}
{6.1.112: khyatyAt parasya}
{6.4.3: nAmi}
{6.4.8: sarvanAmasthAne chA'sambuddhO}
{7.1.3: NeryaHa}
{7.1.7: jasaHa shI}
{7.1.9: ato bhisa Es}
{7.1.12: TANasiNasAminAtsyAHa}
{7.1.14: sarvanAmnaHa smE}
{7.1.15: NasiNyoHa smAtsminO}
{7.1.22: SHaDbhyo luk}
{7.1.52: Ami sarvanAmnaHa suMT}
{7.1.54: hrasvanadyApo nuMT}
{7.1.92: sakhyurasambuddhO}
{7.1.93: anaMN sO}
{7.2.15: acho JNNiti}
{7.2.102: tyadAdInAmaHa}
{7.3.101: ato dIrgho yaJi}
{7.3.102: suNpi cha}
{7.3.103: bahuvachane jhalyet}
{7.3.104: osi cha}
{7.3.108: hrasvasya guNNaHa}
{7.3.109: jasi cha}
{7.3.111: gherNiti}
{7.3.118: Ot}
{7.3.119: accha gheHa}
{7.3.120: ANo nA'strIyAm}
{8.2.7: nalopaHa prAtipadikAntasya}

Conjugation-related (see, for e.g., the 'tip' (III-Singular-Present Tense) illustrative derivation for the verb root 'bhU:to be:Parasmaipada:Class 1'):

{1.1.3: iko guNNavRuddhO}
{1.3.12: anudAttaNit Atmanepadam}
{1.3.13: bhAvakarmaNNoHa}
{1.3.72: svaritaNitaHa kartrabhiprAye kriyAphale}
{1.3.78: sheSHAt kartari parasmEpadam}
{1.4.99: laHa parasmEpadam}
{1.4.100: taNAnAvAtmanepadam}
{1.4.101: tiNstrINNi trINNi prathamamadhyamottamAHa}
{1.4.102: tAnyekavachanadvivachanabahuvachanAnyekashaHa}
{1.4.105: yuSHmadyupapade samAnAdhikaraNNe sthAninyapi madhyamaHa}
{1.4.107: asmadyuttamaHa}
{1.4.108: sheSHe prathamaHa}
{3.1.68: kartari shap}
{3.2.123: vartamAne laT}
{3.4.113: tiNshitsArvadhAtukam}
{3.4.69: laHa karmaNNi cha bhAve chAkarmakebhyaHa}
{3.4.77: lasya}
{3.4.78: tiptasjhisipthasthamibvasmastAtAmjhathAsAthAmdhvamiDvahimahiN}
{7.1.3: jho'ntaHa}
{7.3.101: ato dIrgho yaJi}
{7.3.84: sArvadhAtukArdhadhAtukayoHa}

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