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ato guNe अतो गुणे ONPANINI 61097

(Merge non-padafinal) a अ with a अ e ए o ओ (into the latter).

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Example with a अ + a अ —

nI नी + /laT
→ nI नी + /zap + /laT
→ nI नी + /zap + /jhi
→ naya- नयॱ + /jhi
→ naya- नयॱ + anti अन्ति
→ !**nayanti नयन्ति

Only with /e''' afaik —

**plava- प्लवॱ + /laT /iT'
→ plava- प्लवॱ + /e''' by Tita::Atman...
→ **plave प्लवे by this rule

There are no examples with a अ + o ओ.

If there are no examples with a अ + o ओ, why didn't /pANini formulate the rule as "a अ with a अ e ए" instead of as "a अ with a अ e ए o ओ" ?

Because that would have been too verbose. See pANini's razor.