The affix añ (+\/- a) comes optionally in the senses taught up to [[5.1.63]] after the word śūrpā,
This debars ठञ् which comes in the alternative. As, शूर्पेण क्रीतं = शौर्पम् or शौर्पिकम् ॥,
Adhyāya 5 · Pāda 1 · Rule 26
The affix añ (+\/- a) comes optionally in the senses taught up to [[5.1.63]] after the word śūrpā,
This debars ठञ् which comes in the alternative. As, शूर्पेण क्रीतं = शौर्पम् or शौर्पिकम् ॥,