ऊष-सुषि-मुष्क-मधो रः

Adhyāya 5 · Pāda 2 · Rule 107

The affix ra comes after the words 1. ūṣa 2. suṣi 3. muṣka and 4. madhu with the force of matup,

Thus ऊषरं क्षेत्रम् 'a barren soil, impregnated with usha or salt'. सुषिरं काष्ठं 'a perforated wood i. e. containing सुषि or hole'. मुष्करः वशुः 'a beast having testicles or mushka'. मधुरो गुडः 'sweet sugar'. The word इति shows that the words formed with र are names of certain things. Therefore it will not apply here ऊषोऽस्मिन् घटे विद्यते 'there is salt in this pot', we cannot say ऊषरो घटः, nor मधुरो घटः for मध्वस्मिन् घटे विद्यते ॥

Vart:- The affix र comes after ख, मुख and कुञ्ज, as खमस्यास्ति कण्डविवरं महत् = खरः 'an ass, lit. having a wide throat'. मुखमस्यास्ति इति सर्वस्मिन् वक्तव्ये = मुखरः 'talkative', कुञ्जावस्य स्तः = कुञ्जरः 'an elephant having tusks'. The word कुञ्ज means the tusk of an elephant or the lower jaw of an elephant. The word कुञ्जर is a common name for all elephants.

Vart:- The affix र comes after नग, पांसु and पाण्डु, as नगरम् 'a city, lit. having trees (naga = tree)', पांसुरम्, पाण्डुरम् ॥

Vart:- So also after कच्छू, the vowel being shortened: as कच्छुरम् ॥,

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