Grammatical Sūtra: आतोऽटि नित्यम् āto'ṭi nityam Individual Word Components: ātaḥ aṭi nityam Sūtra with anuvṛtti words: ātaḥ aṭi nityam padasya (8.1.16), pūrvatra (8.2.1), asiddham (8.2.1), saṁhitāyām (8.2.108), ru (8.3.1), anunāsikaḥ (8.3.2), pūrvasya (8.3.2), tu (8.3.2), vā (8.3.2) Type of Rule: adhikāra Preceding adhikāra rule:8.3.2 (1atrānunāsikaḥ pūrvasya tu vā)
Description:
A nasal vowel is {always} substituted for ((ā)) before ((ru)), when it is followed by a letter of ((aṭ)) pratyâhâra (i. e, when it is followed by a vowel or ((h)), ((y)), ((v)), or ((r))). Source: Aṣṭādhyāyī 2.0