द्विस्तावा तिर्स्तावा वेदिः

Adhyāya 5 · Pāda 4 · Rule 84

The words 1. dvistāvā and 2.tristāvā are irregularly formed meaning a vedi 'altar'.,

The affix अच् is added and the final syllable i. e. टि is elided. Thus द्विस्तावा वेदिः \an altar twice as big as an ordinary one\. त्रिस्तावा वेदिः \thrice as big as an altar\. The words are compounds of द्विः and त्रिः plus तावत् meaning \as much\. Why do we say \when applied to an altar\? Observe द्विस्तावती रज्जुः, त्रिस्तावती रज्जुः ॥,

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