Pāṇini sūtras

The affix ‘ṇamul’ comes after the verbs ‘varti’ (causative of vṛit) and ‘grah’, when a word denoting ‘hand’, in the Instrumental case, is in composition.

1. hasteहस्ते

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   hह्	hastaहस्त	hasteहस्ते	hasta [word]	hastहस्त् + plus eए

2. varti+grahoḥवर्ति+ग्रहोः

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   vव्	vartīवर्ती	vartiवर्ति	vartay	vartवर्त् + plus iइ
   gग्	grahग्रह्	grahoḥग्रहोः	grahग्रह्	grahग्रह् + plus oḥओः

Anuvṛtti

1. ṇamulणमुल् 3·4·26

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem
   ṇण्	ṇamulणमुल्	ṇamulणमुल्	ṇamulणमुल्	ṇamulणमुल्

2. karaṇeकरणे 3·4·37

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   kक्	karaṇaकरण	karaṇeकरणे	instrument	karaṇकरण् + plus eए