Praudhamanorama 60_342

60_342

On "patiṃvarā": and thus, because it expresses longing to marry, it denotes a quality; this is the point.
Under "bahvādibhyaś ca" (P. 4.1.45): they say that since the word bahu denotes a quality, its inclusion—even though established by the preceding rule—is for the sake of the subsequent rule. In truth, however, both the word bahu and the subsequent rule "Always in the Veda" are completely superfluous, because all options are settled in the Veda.
Under "puṃyogāt..." (P. 4.1.48): and so, the semantic function is secondary; this is the point. When, however, the affix aṇ occurs after the primary sense by "belonging to that", then it is gopī alone.
And some say that here 'connection with a male' refers only to the marital relation. In reality, however, because there is no ground for restriction, the parent-child relation is also encompassed. And so Bhaṭṭi says: