Today we will look at the form विवक्षोः mGs from श्रीमद्भागवतम् 2.10.19.

मुखतस्तालु निर्भिन्नं जिह्वा तत्रोपजायते । ततो नानारसो जज्ञे जिह्वया योऽधिगम्यते ॥ २-१०-१८ ॥
विवक्षोर्मुखतो भूम्नो वह्निर्वाग् व्याहृतं तयोः । जले वै तस्य सुचिरं निरोधः समजायत ॥ २-१०-१९ ॥

श्रीधर-स्वामि-टीका –
ताल्वधिष्ठानम्, जिह्वेन्द्रियम्, नानारसो विषयः, वरुणश्च देवता ज्ञातव्या । एवं सर्वत्राधिष्ठानमिन्द्रियं देवता विषय इत्येतच्चतुष्टयमनुक्तमप्यूह्यम् ॥ १८ ॥ विवक्षोर्वक्तुमिच्छोः मुखत एव । वह्निर्देवता, वागिन्द्रियम्, व्याहृतं भाषणम् । तयोरितीन्द्रियदेवताधीनत्वं कर्मणो दर्शयति ॥ १९ ॥

Translation – From the mouth came out the palate, in which the sense of taste was produced; and thence were evolved the different kinds of tastes, which are experienced by the sense of taste (as well as the deity presiding over the same) (18). From the mouth of the Cosmic Being who felt inclined to speak, there emanated the god of fire (the deity presiding over the organ of speech), the organ of speech itself and the act of speaking, which depends both on the organ of speech and the deity presiding over the same. Till then the Cosmic Being remained under water controlling His breath for a pretty long time (19).

“विवक्ष” is a सन्नन्त-धातुः derived from the verbal root √वच् (अदादि-गणः, वचँ परिभाषणे, धातु-पाठः # २. ५८). See question 2.

The अकारः at the end of “वचँ” gets इत्-सञ्ज्ञा by 1-3-2 उपदेशेऽजनुनासिक इत् and takes लोप: by 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः।

(1) वच् + सन् । As per 3-1-7 धातोः कर्मणः समानकर्तृकादिच्छायां वा – In order to express wish/desire, the affix सन् is optionally prescribed after a verbal root which underlies the object of and shares the same agent with the verbal root √इष् (इषुँ इच्छायाम् ६. ७८).

(2) वच् + स । अनुबन्ध-लोपः by 1-3-3 हलन्त्यम्, 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः।

Note: 7-2-10 एकाच उपदेशेऽनुदात्तात्‌ stops 7-2-35 आर्धधातुकस्येड् वलादेः।

(3) वच्स् वच्स । By 6-1-9 सन्यङोः – There is reduplication of the first portion – containing a single vowel – of a verbal root ending in the affix सन्/यङ् which is not already reduplicated. But if the verbal root (that has more than one vowel) begins with a vowel, then the reduplication is of the second portion – containing a single vowel.

(4) व वच्स । By 7-4-60 हलादिः शेषः – Of the consonants of a reduplicate (अभ्यासः – ref. 6-1-4 पूर्वोऽभ्यासः), only the one (if any) at the beginning is retained, the rest are elided.

(5) वि वच्स । By 7-4-79 सन्यतः – When the affix “सन्” follows, a अकारः belonging to a reduplicate (अभ्यासः) is replaced by a इकारः।

(6) वि वक्स । By 8-2-30 चोः कुः, the consonants of the च-वर्ग: (“च्”, “छ्”, “ज्”, “झ्”, “ञ्”) get the consonants of the क-वर्ग: (“क्”, “ख्”, “ग्”, “घ्”, “ङ्”) as a replacement when they occur at the end of a पदम् or when they are followed by a झल् letter.

(7) विवक्ष । By 8-3-59 आदेशप्रत्यययो:, the letter “स्” is replaced by the cerebral “ष्” when preceded either by a letter of the इण्-प्रत्याहार: or a letter of the क-वर्ग: (“क्”, “ख्”, “ग्”, “घ्”, “ङ्”)। This substitution only takes place if the “स्” is an आदेश: (substitute) or part of a प्रत्यय: (affix.)

“विवक्ष” has धातु-सञ्ज्ञा by 3-1-32 सनाद्यन्ता धातवः।

Now we derive the प्रातिपदिकम् “विवक्षु” from the सन्नन्त-धातुः “विवक्ष”।

(8) विवक्ष + उ । By 3-2-168 सनाशंसभिक्ष उः – The affix “उ” is prescribed after the following verbal roots to denote an agent who performs an action because of his nature/habit or sense of duty or skill:
i) any verbal root ending in the affix सन्
ii) √शंस् (आङः शसिँ इच्छायाम् १. ७१६) preceded by the उपसर्गः “आङ्”
iii) √भिक्ष् (भिक्षँ भिक्षायामलाभे लाभे च १. ६९०)
Note: “उ” gets आर्धधातक-सञ्ज्ञा by 3-4-114 आर्धधातुकं शेषः।

(9) विवक्ष् + उ । By 6-4-48 अतो लोपः – When an आर्धधातुकम् affix follows, the अकारः at the end of a अङ्गम् is elided if the अङ्गम् ends in a अकार: at the time when the आर्धधातुकम् affix is prescribed.

= विवक्षु ।

Since the affix “उ” has the कृत्-सञ्ज्ञा by 3-1-93 कृदतिङ्, “विवक्षु” gets प्रातिपदिक-सञ्ज्ञा by 1-2-46 कृत्तद्धितसमासाश्च। “विवक्षु” is an adjective which declines like “गुरु” in the masculine, “धेनु” in the feminine and “मधु” in the neuter.

The विवक्षा is पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-एकवचनम्।

(10) विवक्षु + ङस् । By 4-1-2 स्वौजसमौट्छष्टाभ्याम्भिस्ङेभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसिँभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसोसाम्ङ्योस्सुप्। “विवक्षु” has the घि-सञ्ज्ञा by 1-4-7 शेषो घ्यसखि।

(11) विवक्षु + अस् । अनुबन्ध-लोपः by 1-3-8 लशक्वतद्धिते, 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः। 1-3-4 न विभक्तौ तुस्माः prevents the ending सकार: of “ङस्” from getting the इत्-सञ्ज्ञा।

(12) विवक्षो + अस् । By 7-3-111 घेर्ङिति, when a ङित् सुँप् affix follows, then an अङ्गम् having the घि-सञ्ज्ञा takes the गुण: substitution. Note: As per 1-1-52 अलोऽन्त्यस्य, the गुण: substitution takes place for the ending letter (in this case उकारः) of the अङ्गम्।

(13) विवक्षोस् । By 6-1-110 ङसिङसोश्च – In place of a preceding एङ् (“ए”, “ओ”) letter and the following short “अ” of the affix “ङसिँ” or “ङस्”, there is a single substitute of the former (एङ् letter.)

(14) विवक्षोः । रुँत्व-विसर्गौ by 8-2-66 ससजुषो रुः and 8-3-15 खरवसानयोर्विसर्जनीयः।

Questions:

1. From which two other verbal roots (besides √वच् (वचँ परिभाषणे २. ५८)) can the सन्नन्त-धातुः “विवक्ष” be derived?

2. From which two verbal roots can the form जज्ञे be derived?

3. From which सूत्रम् does the अनुवृत्ति: of सन् come in to the सूत्रम् 3-1-7 धातोः कर्मणः समानकर्तृकादिच्छायां वा?

4. Can you spot an augment अट् in the verses?

5. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“I want to say that which may please you.” Use (a विधिलिँङ् form of) √रुच् (रुचँ दीप्तावभिप्रीतौ च १. ८४७) for “to please.” Use चतुर्थी विभक्ति: with “you.” Use the pronouns “यद्” and “तद्”।

6. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“Tormented by the ogresses Sītā cried bitterly (intensely.)” Use the adjective प्रातिपदिकम् “पीडित” (feminine “पीडिता”) for “tormented.”

Easy Questions:

1. Where has the सूत्रम् 6-4-134 अल्लोपोऽनः been used in the verses?

2. In the verses can you spot a term from the चादि-गणः?