A word ending in the Locative -7th-case-affix is compounded with the words śauṇḍa 'skilled' etc. and the resulting compound is tat-puruṣa ,
The word शौण्डैः in the sútra being in the plural number indicates a class of words beginning with šaunda.
As, अक्षेषु शौण्डः = अक्षशौण्डः 'skilled in dice' अक्षधूर्तः 'cunning in dice' अक्षकितवः 'a gamester in dice.'
The following is the list of शौण्डादि words:-1 शौण्ड, 2 धूर्त, 3 कितव, 4 व्याड, 5 प्रवीण, 6 संवीत, 7 अन्तर् when meaning place, 8 अधि, 9 पटु, (or अधिपटु), 10 पण्डित, 11 कुशल, 12 चपल, 13 निपुण, 14 संव्याड, 15 मन्य, and 16 समीर.,