When denoting an appellative, a tat-puruṣa compound ending with the word kanthā 'town', is neuter in gender, provided that it is the name of a town situated in a country of the uśīnara-s.,
As, सोशमिकन्थम् 'the town of Sausami'; आह्वरकन्थम् 'the town of Ahwara.'
When not an appellative, the form is different; as, वीरणकन्था. So also if the town is not in the country of the Usinaras, as दाक्षिकन्था.
This debars the rule (II. 4. 25.) by which a compound gets the gender of its subsequent term. (For accent see (IV. 2. 124.)),