hi is optionally substituted for hā (jahāti) before ktvā,
As हित्वा राज्यं वनम् गतः, हित्वा गच्छति ॥ The rule does not apply to हा जिहीते ॥ There we have हात्वा गतः ॥,
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Adhyāya 7 · Pāda 4 · Rule 43
Adhyāya 7 · Pāda 4 · Rule 43
hi is optionally substituted for hā (jahāti) before ktvā,
As हित्वा राज्यं वनम् गतः, हित्वा गच्छति ॥ The rule does not apply to हा जिहीते ॥ There we have हात्वा गतः ॥,