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ksasyAci क्सस्याचि ONPANINI 73072

Erase a अ of /ksa before vowel bent.

(See also lugvAduhad... > about dental bent.)

The vowel bent are /AtAm /AthAm /iT'.

Examples with /AtAm —

!**adikSAtAm अदिक्षाताम् "both pointed"

!**adhukSAtAm अधुक्षाताम् "both milked"

Examples with /AthAm —

!**adikSAthAm अदिक्षाथाम् "you'' pointed"

!**adhukSAthAm अधुक्षाथाम् "you'' milked"

Examples with /iT' —

!**adikSi अदिक्षि "I pointed"

!**adhukSi अधुक्षि "I milked"

Wait, if this rule did not exist, wouldn't akassavarN... make adhukSAtAm अधुक्षाताम् and adhukSAttAm अधुक्षात्ताम् anyway?

No. This rule is an exception to AtoGitaH.

Why do we say "before vowels"?

duh दुह् + /luG /t''' → **adhukSat अधुक्षत्

duh दुह् + /luG /tAm''' → !**adhukSatAm अधुक्षताम्

Why did you not list /jha in your translation? It is bent and starts with a vowel.

Hm, you have a point there. It SHOULD be listed. Yet, I sort of prefer not to mention that to my students, because if they ignore that in fact it is this rule that erases a अ in —

duh दुह् + /luG /jha
→ aduh अदुह् + /jha
→ aduh अदुह् + /ksa + /jha
→ aduh अदुह् + sa स + /anta''', which starts with a vowel
→ aduh अदुह् + s स् + anta अन्त by ksasyA क्सस्या
→ adhuk अधुक् + s स् + anta अन्त
→ !**adhukSanta अधुक्षन्त "they milked", with /Satvam

...then they delete the a अ anyway by atoguNe.

But you are lying.

I am. Yet, I'm being faithful to /pANini's pragmatic spirit.