वैयाकरण सिद्धान्त कौमुदी (भट्टोजि दीक्षित - बालमनोरमा व तत्त्वबोधिनी टीका सम्पूर्ण पूर्वार्ध)

्कुपथेन गच्छति शाङ्कुपथिकः" -> wait, 'शा', 'ङ्कु' (with u-matra), 'प', 'थि', 'कः'! Yes, "शाङ्कुपथिकः"! Wait, let's look closely at line 30: "शङ्कुपथेन गच्छति शाङ्कुपथिकः शङ्कुपथेनाहृतं शाङ्कुपथिकम् ॥" Let's check the first one: "शाङ्कुपथिकः" - wait, there is no u-matra on the first one or there is? Wait, let's zoom in on line 30: "शङ्कुपथेन गच्छति शाङ्कुपथिकः" - wait, under the ङ्क, is there a curve? Wait: "शा" + "ङ्क" + "प" -> wait, does it have ु? The second one definitely has ु: "शाङ्कुपथिकम्". The first one: wait, let's look at "शाङ्कुपथिकः": there is a small tail, but it might be missing or faint. Actually in Paninian vritti: "शाङ्कपथिकः" or "शाङ्कुपथिकः"? The base is शङ्कुपथ. With ठञ्: शङ्कुपथ + ठञ् -> उत्तरपदवृद्धि or आदि Mans? By "अजपथशङ्कुपथाभ्यां चेति वक्तव्यम्", ठञ