dhātv-arthaṁ bādhate kaścit kaścit tam anuvartate tam

dhātv-arthaṁ bādhate kaścit kaścit tam anuvartate tam |
eva viśinaṣṭy anyo’narthako’nyaḥ prayujyate ||
(Prayuktākhyāta-mañjarī: 3.4.12)

“Some [prefixes] block the meaning of the verbal root, some follow it, others distinguish it, and others are used without meaning [i.e., to fill out the meter in a verse].”

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