deriv SD cv (96) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 96 ETT STT a 8.4.58 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

anusvArasya yayi para-savarNaH

अनुस्वारस्य ययि परॱसवर्णः ONPANINI 84058

Before all consonants except y य् v व् r र् l ल् z श् S ष् s स् h ह्, compulsorily replace /M with a nasalized /savarNa of the consonant.

(WARNING: This was not the true translation of the rule. I'll explain first what a Sanskrit 101 student needs to know, and I'll explain the subtleties afterwards.)

Examples with a padafinal M —

pAndam + **tudati
→ pAndaM + tudati by monusvAraH
→ pAnda + n + tudati by udassthAstambh... >>>
→ !**pAndantudati "he's beating the panda"

But with y v r l z S s h —

**suhRdam + rakSati
→ suhRdaM + rakSati by monusvAraH

Example with an inword M —

pAnda- + /su
→ paMdas by nazcApadAnt...
→ pAndas again by this rule

But before y v r l z S s h —

manas- + /zi
→ manansi
→ manAnsi
→ manAMs- + /zi by nazcApadAnt...
→ **manAMsi

So what's the TRUE translation of the rule?

Hmmm long answer. See true translation of anus rule.