In a Neuter tat-puruṣa samāsa ending in kanthā the first syllable of cihaṇa etc. have the acute accent (udātta).,
As चि꣡हणकन्थम्, म꣡डरकन्थम्, म꣡डुरकन्थम् ॥ The repetition of the word आदि in this sutra, though its anuvritti was present, indicates that the first syllable of the first member gets the acute. The word चिहण is derived from the root चिनोति with क्विप् which gives चित् an हन is formed by adding अच् 3.1.134 to हन् ॥ चित् + हन = चिहण the elision of त् is irregular.,