The affix kan comes in the sense of compassion, after a man-name ending in ajina and this second member is elided before the affix.,
The words कन् and मनुष्यनाम्नः are understood in this sutra. Thus व्याघ्रकः from व्याघ्राजिनः, and सिंहकः from सिंहाजिनः ॥ Vyaghrajina and Sinhajina are names of men.,