Praudhamanorama 60_345

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[On the question] 'how?': As for what they say—that on the strength of the pronunciation of the long vowel, the word is split into *ā anuk*; there, since for Indra and others it is established by *ānuk* alone, on the strength of prescribing the substitute *ā* [a feminine affix] is inferred to be prescribed in some cases from elsewhere as well, and by this *brahmāṇī* is established—that is questionable, because once *anuk* is applied, [the single substitute] that has the subsequent vowel's form by "ato guṇe" would apply. If it is objected: 'Surely, on the strength of the pronunciation of the vowel *a*, lengthening will occur, for otherwise he would have made [the augment] just *nuk*'? [We reply:] No, because it serves its purpose by blocking [the elision prescribed by] "allopo'naḥ". If it is objected: 'When a substitute is to be made, as in "patyurno" and the like, elision of *a* will not occur simply on the strength of pronouncing the letter *k*, which is an indicator of an augment'? [We reply:] No, because the letter *k* serves its purpose in the word *śarva*; for there elision does not apply, on account of the prohibition "na saṃyogāt". Therefore, the letters *k* and *a* lacking [independent] capacity [to effect lengthening], the pronunciation of the long vowel is necessary to block [the single substitute having] the subsequent vowel's form. By this, Haradatta's statement that "*anuk* should have been stated as beginning with a short vowel for the sake of brevity" is refuted.
[On] 'karmaṇyaṇ': from what ends in that, ṅīp [is added]. The change to *ṇ* is by "pūrvapadātsaṃjñāyām".
[On] 'vastrakrītī': in the state *vastra bhis krīta*, compounding takes place prior to the arising of the case endings; since it ends in *a*, ṅīṣ [applies].
[On] 'sometimes not': because of the mention of *bahulam* in the rule "kartṛkaraṇe kṛtā", compounding is sometimes with that which ends in a case ending. And there, prior to the case ending itself, ṭāp applies because it is internal; then, due to the absence of ending in *a*, ṅīṣ does not apply—such is the intention.