After the words daṇḍa etc. in the Accusative -2nd case the affix ya comes in the sense of 'who deserves that'.,
The word नित्य does not govern this sutra. This य debars ठक् 5.1.19. Thus दण्डमर्हति = दण्ड्यः 'deserving to be killed'. मुसल्यः &c.
1 दण्ड, 2 मुसल, 3 मधुपर्क, 4 कशा, 5 अर्घ, 6 मेघ, 7 मेधा, 8 सुवर्ण, 9 उदक, 10 वध, 11 युग, 12 गुहा, 13 भाग, 14 इभ, 15 भङ्ग, ॥
Note.- The Sidhanta-Kaumudi gives the sutra as दण्डादिभ्यो यत्; another version gives the sutra as दण्डादिभ्यः only drawing the affix यत् from the last sutra.,