न लुमताऽङ्गस्य

This sutra is a special exception to the previous aphorism which was too extensive. It declares, that when an affix is elided by using the words लुक्, श्लु, or लुप्, then the 'sign' or लक्षण or the peculiar virtue of the affix also vanishes. Thus there is an important difference in the elision of an affix by force of the words लुप् &c.; and by the word लोप. In one case the virtue of the affix subsists inspite of the elision, in the other it does not.

The word अङ्ग in this sutra requires some explanation. \A root, followed by a suffix (pratyaya), is raised to the dignity of a base (pratipadika), and finally becomes a real word (pada) when it is finished by receiving a case-termination (vibhakti). Every base, with regard to the suffix which is attached to it, is called Anga, body.\

Thus the word गर्गाः is the plural of the word गार्ग्यः. The word गार्ग्यः is formed by adding the affix यञ् to गर्ग 4.1.105; the force of the indicatory ञ् being to cause the vriddhi of the first vowel of the word 7.2.117. But in forming the plural of गार्ग्य, rule 2.4.64 presents itself, which declares that there is luk of the affix यञ् when the word takes the plural. Here the affix यञ् is elided by the word luk, which means not only the elision of the य of गार्ग्य but also the shortening of आ into अ, that is, the affix being elided, it vanishes altogether, leaving no trace behind, in the shape of the vriddhing of the first vowel, which the affix was competent to cause.

Similarly सृष्टः is the 3rd per. dual present tense of सृज् 'to clean.' It belongs to Adadi class in which the vikarana शप् is elided by 'luk' 2.4.72; and hence there is no vriddhi substitution, which would have taken place by 7.2.114, (the ik of the base सृज् is vriddhied before verbal affixes).

Similarly जुहुतः 'they two sacrifice'; here the vikarana शप् has been elided by using the word 'slu' (2.4.75, let slu be substituted in the room of sap after the verbs hu&c). The effect of this elision is, that there is no guna substitution of the vowel of the base, which शप् was competent to cause.

When an affix is elided in any other way than by the enunciation of the three terms containing लु, it is competent to cause its proper effect. Thus कृ + णिच् + यक् + ते = कारि + यक् + ते = कार् + यक् + ते = कार्यते. Here the elision of the affix nich is by 'lopa,' 6.4.51 and hence though the affix vanishes, its effect remains. Why do we say 'in respect of an Anga or inflective base?' Observe पञ्च 'five,' सप्त 'seven,' पयः 'milk,' साम 'sama veda.' Here in the word pancha, the plural case-affix is elided by (VII. I. 22) (after the words called shat, the जस् and शस् are elided by 'luk'). Here the affix is elided by enouncing the word 'luk,' the result is, that the affix cannot produce any change which it would otherwise have caused, in the anga or inflective base; such as lengthening, as in rajan, 'a king,' I. p. rajanah 'kings.' But though it is inoperative as regards the anga, the elided affix is not altogether inactive. It retains the virtue of raising the base to the dignity of a pada. Thus:- पंचन् + जस् = पंचन् + ०, (luk 7.1.22). The word panchan is now a pada, and as such, it drops its final न्.,