The affix ṇya comes optionally after the word senā in the sense of 'who assembles there'.,
This debars ठक् which comes in the alternative. Thus सेनां समवैति = सैन्यः or सैनिकः 'a soldier, a member of an army'.,
सेनाया वा
Adhyāya 4 · Pāda 4 · Rule 45
Adhyāya 4 · Pāda 4 · Rule 45
The affix ṇya comes optionally after the word senā in the sense of 'who assembles there'.,
This debars ठक् which comes in the alternative. Thus सेनां समवैति = सैन्यः or सैनिकः 'a soldier, a member of an army'.,