deriv SD cv (116) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 116 ETT STT a 8.3.10 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

nRRn pe नॄन्पे ONPANINI 83010

Replace nRRn नॄन् (with /ru) optionally before p प्.

So we say —

nRR~H pAhi नॄँः पाहि "protect the men" with <8 atrAnunAs...

or

nRRMH pAhi नॄंः पाहि with <6 anunAsik...

ITA —

nRRn pAhi नॄन्पाहि

There is no vA वा in this sUtra, why do you say "optionally"?

If this sUtra were compulsory, it would have been worded as nRRMH pe नॄंः पे or nRR~H pe नॄँः पे. So adding vA वा here would have been wasteful.