अहो च

Thus अहो देवदत्तः प꣡चति शोभनं, अहो विष्णुमित्रः करो꣡ति चारु ॥ The separation of this अहो from तु &c, of the last sutra, indicates that the next rule applies to अहो only. Had अहो been joined with तु &c, then Rule 8.1.41, would have applied to तु &c, which is not desired. Hence the making of it a separate sutra.,