deriv SD cv (601) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 601 ETT STT a 2.4.42 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

hano vadha liGi

हनो वध लिङि ONPANINI 24042

Replace /han with /vadha before soft /liG.

So we say —

han हन् + **yAsus यासुस्
→ vadha वध + **yAsus यासुस् by this rule
→ vadh वध् + **yAsus यासुस् by atolopaH
→ !**vadhyAsus वध्यासुस् "may they kill"

han हन् + **yAstAm यास्ताम्
→ /vadha + **yAstAm यास्ताम्
→ vadh वध् + **yAstAm यास्ताम् by atolopaH
→ !**vadhyAstAm वध्यास्ताम् "may both kill"

han हन् + **yAt' यात्ऽ → **vadhyAt वध्यात् "may he kill"

Wait, we first replace han हन् with /vadha then remove the a अ? Why didn't /pANini tell us to replace han हन् with vadh वध् directly?

That's good thinking. The adding and removing of a अ is useless here. However, this a अ is necessary for luGica >, q.v.