Today we will look at the form हसितम् nAs from श्रीमद्भागवतम् 10.46.21.

दावाग्नेर्वातवर्षाच्च वृषसर्पाच्च रक्षिताः । दुरत्ययेभ्यो मृत्युभ्यः कृष्णेन सुमहात्मना ।। १०-४६-२० ।।
स्मरतां कृष्णवीर्याणि लीलापाङ्गनिरीक्षितम् । हसितं भाषितं चाङ्ग सर्वा नः शिथिलाः क्रियाः ।। १०-४६-२१ ।।

श्रीधर-स्वामि-टीका
श्रीकृष्णोपकारस्मरणादिभिरनुपमानन्देनाभिभूयमान आह – दावाग्नेरित्यादिना । वाताद्वर्षाच्चेति वृषात्सर्पाच्चेति अन्येभ्यश्च दुरतिक्रमेभ्यो मृत्युभ्यः श्रीकृष्णेन रक्षिताः स्मः ।। २० ।। किंच स्मरतामिति । लीलयापाङ्गेन निरीक्षितम् । अङ्ग हे उद्धव ।। २१ ।।

Gita Press translation – We were protected from forest fire, storm and rain, the demon Ariṣṭa (who came disguised as a bull) and a python (named Sudarśana) – perils that were (so) difficult to overcome – by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is exceedingly magnanimous (20). (Even) as we remember the exploits of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, his sportful sidelong looks, laughter and talk, O dear Uddhava, all our activities get slackened (21).

The नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम् ‘हसित’ is derived from the verbal root √हस् (हसेँ हसने १. ८२२).

(1) हस् + क्त । By 3-3-114 नपुंसके भावे क्तः – The affix ‘क्त’ may be used following a verbal root to denote in the neuter gender the sense of the verbal root as having attained to a completed state, without restriction to the time frame (past, present or future.)
Note: The affix ‘क्त’ prescribed by this सूत्रम् is a अपवाद: (exception) to the affix घञ् prescribed by 3-3-18 भावे।
Note: The affix ‘क्त’ prescribed by the सूत्रम् 3-2-102 निष्ठा may only be used to denote an action in the past tense. In contrast, the affix ‘क्त’ prescribed by this सूत्रम् 3-3-114 does not have the restriction on tense.
Note: When a word is derived by using the affix ‘क्त’ prescribed by the सूत्रम् 3-2-102 निष्ठा, the connecting word takes the third case – e.g. बालकेन हसितम्। In contrast, when a word is derived by using the affix ‘क्त’ prescribed by this सूत्रम् 3-3-114, the connecting word takes the sixth case e.g. बालकस्य हसितम्।

(2) हस् + त । अनुबन्ध-लोपः by 1-3-8 लशक्वतद्धिते and 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः।

(3) हस् + इट् त । By 7-2-35 आर्धधातुकस्येड् वलादेः, a आर्धधातुक-प्रत्यय: beginning with a letter of the वल्-प्रत्याहारः gets the augment ‘इट्’। 1-1-46 आद्यन्तौ टकितौ places the augment ‘इट्’ at the beginning of the प्रत्यय:।

(4) हसित । अनुबन्ध-लोपः by 1-3-3 हलन्त्यम्, 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः।

‘हसित’ gets प्रातिपदिक-सञ्ज्ञा by 1-2-46 कृत्तद्धितसमासाश्च – A word form that ends in a कृत्-प्रत्ययः or a तद्धित-प्रत्ययः and so also compounds gets the name प्रातिपदिकम्।

The विवक्षा is द्वितीया-एकवचनम्।

(5) हसित + अम् । By 4-1-2 स्वौजसमौट्छष्टाभ्याम्भिस्ङेभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसिँभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसोसाम्ङ्योस्सुप्।

(6) हसित + अम् । By 7-1-24 अतोऽम् – The affixes ‘सुँ’ and ‘अम्’ that follow a neuter अङ्गम् ending in the short vowel ‘अ’ take ‘अम्’ as their replacement. 1-3-4 न विभक्तौ तुस्माः prevents the ending मकारः of ‘अम्’ from getting the इत्-सञ्ज्ञा । Note: 7-1-24 अतोऽम् is required here to prevent 7-1-23 स्वमोर्नपुंसकात्‌ from applying.

(7) हसितम् । By 6-1-107 अमि पूर्वः – In place of a preceding अक् letter and the following vowel (अच्) belonging to the affix ‘अम्’ there is a single substitute of that preceding अक् letter.

Questions:

1. In Chapter Eleven of the गीता can you spot a प्रातिपदिकम् (used as part of a compound) derived using the verbal root √हस् (हसेँ हसने १. ८२२)?

2. Can you recall another (besides 3-3-114) सूत्रम् (which we have studied) from Chapter Three of the अष्टाध्यायी in which पाणिनि: specifically mentions the affix ‘क्त’?

3. Where has the सूत्रम् 3-3-114 नपुंसके भावे क्तः been used in the commentary?

4. Which सूत्रम् prescribes the augment ‘मुँक्’ in the form अभिभूयमानः (used in the commentary)?

5. Can you spot the substitution ‘शतृँ’ (in place of ‘लँट्’) in the verses?

6. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“Show me your smile.” Use चतुर्थी विभक्ति: with ‘me.’

Easy questions:

1. Which सूत्रम् prescribes the elision of the letter ‘अ’ in the form स्मः (used in the commentary)?

2. Where has the सूत्रम् 6-1-69 एङ्ह्रस्वात्‌ सम्बुद्धेः been used in the commentary?