The affix kha comes after the words 1. veśobhaga and 2. yaśobhaga in the chandas (Vedas) with the force of matup,
Thus देशोभगीनः and यशोभगीनः ॥ This sutra has been separated from last in order to prevent the application of the यथासंख्य rule 1.3.10. For had the sutra been वेशोयश आदेर्भगाद् यल्खौ, as it occurs in Siddhanta Kaumudi, then the affix यल् would apply to देशोभग, and the affix ख to यशोभगः which is not what is intended. Another reason for making it a distinct aphorism is that the anuvritti of ख runs in the next sutra, not so of यल् ॥,