The affix ṭhañ comes in the sense of 'this is whose saleable commodity' after the word lavaṇa,
This debars ठक्, the difference being in accent. Thus लवणं पण्यमस्य = लावणिकः 'a salt-vendor.',
Adhyāya 4 · Pāda 4 · Rule 52
The affix ṭhañ comes in the sense of 'this is whose saleable commodity' after the word lavaṇa,
This debars ठक्, the difference being in accent. Thus लवणं पण्यमस्य = लावणिकः 'a salt-vendor.',