अनुपसर्जनात्

This is an adhikara aphorism pure and simple, and has governing force upto 4.1.77: and prohibits the application of affixes to 'upasarjanas'. That is to say, whatever we shall treat of hereafter, is to be understood to apply to such terms only, which are not upasarjana or a subordinate term in a compound. (1. 2. 43). Thus the next sutra declares \the affix nip is added in forming the feminine after what ends in short अ, if the affix with which it ends has an indicatory ट्, &c.\ Thus the word कुरुचर is formed by the affix ट (111.) 2. 16), and ends in अ. The feminine of this word will be formed by ङीप् as कुरुचरी, similarly मद्रचर—f मद्रचरी । But if these words being the last members of a compound, are treated as upasarjana (1. 2. 43), then they will not take the affix ङीप् in the feminine. Now in a Bahuvrihi compound, all the component members are upasarjana, 2.2.35; therefore, the feminine of such compounds will not take ङीप् ॥ Thus, बहुकुरुचरा or बहुमद्रचरा मधुरा ॥ Similarly 4.1.63 says, \the affix ङीप् is added after words denoting jati\ as, कुक्कुठी, शुकरी ॥ But where these words are upasarjana, 'nish' will not be added : as, बहुकुक्कुटा बहुशूकरा मधुरा ॥

As a general rule, tadanta-vidhi (I, 1, 72) does not apply to compounds; but the present sutra indicates by implication that the tadanta-vidhi applies to compounds for the purposes of the application of feminine affixes. For had it not been so, there would have been no necessity of making the present sutra ; for a rule applicable to a simple word as such, would not have applied to it when it was part of a compound-- whether subordinate (upasarjana), or principal (pradhana). But the present sutra indicates that the tadanta-vidhi does apply, if the word does not become a subordinate member, but is regarded as the principal member, of a compound.

The feminine of कुम्भकार or नगरकार will be कुम्भकारी or नगरकारी, in as much as the second member here is pradhana : the word 'kumbha-kara' being formed by अण् (III, 2, 1), and thus making it possible to apply ङीप् by 4.1.15. The affix अण् referred to in the next sutra refers to the krit-affix अण् 3.2.1, as well as to the Taddhita affix अण् ॥,