अपृक्त एक-अल् प्रत्ययः

Adhyāya 1 · Pāda 2 · Rule 41

An affix consisting of a single letter is called apṛkta,

This defines Aprikta affixes. They are those affixes which consist of only one letter of the alphabet. Thus the affix त् t in असेधीत् is a one lettered suffix and is an Aprikta. Similarly, the affix क्विन् kvin is an Aprikta, because the letters क्, इ, and न् are merely indicatory, the real affix is व् v. This व् v being a single letter, and therefore an Aprikta, when added to a base, is elided by rule (VI. I. 67) \\[1\\] (the Aprikta व् v is elided). Thus घृतस्पृश् + क्विन् = घृतस्पृक् + व् = 3.2.58 \\[2\\] = घृतस्पृक् ॥ अंशभज् + ण्वि = अंशभाक् 'co-sharer.' 3.2.62 \\[3\\]. An affix which consists of more than one letter is not an Aprikta. As दर्विः 'a ladle' formed by the Unadi affix विन् (वृदृभ्यां विन्).

## Footnotes
- [1] — वेरपृक्तस्य ॥
- [2] — स्पृशोऽनुद के क्विन् ॥
- [3] - भजोण्विः ॥,

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