Pāṇini sūtras

The i is substituted for the final a of gandha at the end of a Bahuvrûhi compound, when gandha means ‘a little’.

1. alpa+ākhyāyāmअल्प+आख्यायाम्

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   aअ	alpaअल्प	alpaअल्प	few	alpअल्प् + plus aअ
   āआ	ākhyāआख्या	ākhyāyāmआख्यायाम्	name	ākhyआख्य् + plus āyआय्

Anuvṛtti

1. samāsa+antāḥसमास+अन्ताः 5·4·68

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   sस्	samāsaसमास	samāsaसमास	Sanskrit compound	samāsसमास् + plus aअ
   aअ	antaअन्त	antāḥअन्ताः	end	antअन्त् + plus āMआM

2. bahuvrīhauबहुव्रीहौ 5·4·113

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   bब्	bahuvrīhiबहुव्रीहि	bahuvrīhauबहुव्रीहौ	bahuvrīhiबहुव्रीहि	bahuvrīhबहुव्रीह् + plus auऔ

3. gandhasya+itगन्धस्य+इत् 5·4·135

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   gग्	gandhaगन्ध	gandhasyaगन्धस्य	gandha [word]	gandhगन्ध् + plus asyaअस्य
   iइ	itइत्	itइत्	itइत्	itइत्