6.4.56 lyapi laghupūrvāt — Pāṇini

Sūtra 6·4·56

ल्यपि लघुपूर्वात्

lyapi laghupūrvāt

ay is substituted for the i of ṇi, before the Absolutive affix lyap, when the vowel preceding the i is light.

German Desgleichen vor der Absolutivendung -‘ya, wenn der dem i vorangehende Vocal kurz ist. (56)

Padapāṭha lyapi laghupūrvātल्यपि लघुपूर्वात्

lyapiल्यपि

Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
lल्	lyapल्यप्	lyapiल्यपि	ktvāक्त्वा	lyapल्यप् plus iइ

laghu+pūrvātलघु+पूर्वात्

Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
lल्	laghuलघु	laghuलघु	short-syllabled	laghलघ् plus uउ
pप्	pūrvaपूर्व	pūrvātपूर्वात्	antecedent	pūrvaपूर्व plus tत्

bhātभात् 6·4·22

Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
bब्	bhaभ	bhātभात्	bhaभ	bhभ् plus ātआत्

ārdhadhātukeआर्धधातुके 6·4·46

Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
āआ	ārdhadhātuआर्धधातु	ārdhadhātukeआर्धधातुके	ārdhadhātukaआर्धधातुक	ārdhadhātukआर्धधातुक् plus eए

ṇeḥणेः 6·4·51

Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
ṇण्	ṇiणि	ṇeḥणेः	causative	ṇण् plus eḥएः