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pUrva-padAt saJjJAyAm a-gaH

पूर्वॱपदात्संज्ञायामॱगः ONPANINI 84003

If a compound is a tag and its former does not end in g ग् (it causes /Natvam in its latter).

rAma- रामॱ + ayana- अयनॱ → !**rAmAyaNa- रामायणॱ "the story of rAma राम's travels"

**zUrpaNakhA- शूर्पणखाॱ "Basketnails"

dru-Nasa- द्रुॱणसॱ "Treenose"

Why do we say "if the first has no g ग्"?

Rg-ayanam ऋगयनम्

Why do we say "if it's a tag"?

Words like carma-nAsika- चर्मॱनासिकॱ "leather-thong", karma-yoga- कर्मॱयोगॱ are not tags, so their n न् is unaffected —

!**carmanAsikaH चर्मनासिकः "whip"

**karman- कर्मन् + **yoga- योगॱ + /TA → !**karmayogena कर्मयोगेन "by karmayoga कर्मयोग"

aJnAsikAy... Replace nAsikA नासिका with nas नस् when ...

nakhamukhAts... (There is no /GIS) after nakha नख and mukha मुख when...