śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || śrīsarasvatīrūpāya śrīgurave namaḥ || oṃ namo bhagavate śrīvāsudevāya || śrīgurucaraṇakamalaparāgapuṃjebhyo namaḥ || || ||

oṃ namaḥ śivāya niḥśeṣakleśapraśamaśāline || triguṇagraṃthidurbhedabhavabaṃdhavibhedine || diśi diśy amṛtadravaṃ sravaṃtyaḥ prathayaṃtyaḥ kṛtināṃ dṛśaḥ prasādam || viṣadāḥ prasaraṃti yasya gāvaḥ sa mahātmā jayati dvijādhirājaḥ || svasutasya śiśor yaśodharasya smaraṇārthaṃ vihito mayā śramo yaṃ || upayogam iyād yadi prasaṃgād aparatrāpi tato bhaved avaṃdhyaḥ || iha yuktyanugānavadyahṛdyakramadṛbdhāḥ kṛtināṃ haraṃtu vācaḥ || matijāḍyalavaṃ lavaṃgajātīphalapūtā savilāsam āsajaṃtyaḥ || oṃ siddho varṇasamāmnāyaḥ ||

asti siddhakramo varṇānām akārādīnāṃ samāmnāyaḥ pāṭho mātṛkārūpaḥ | asti ca pāṇininā sve taṃtre pratyāhārārtham aparathā sādhitakramaḥ | tatrāniyame prāpte niyamaḥ kriyate | iha taṃtre siddhakrama eva varṇapāṭho vakṣyamāṇasvarādisaṃjñānām āśrayatvena grāhyo na sādhitakrama iti seyam aniyame niyamaḥ paribhāṣā | akṣarāṇāṃ varṇasaṃjñāpy ata eva varṇaśabdoccāraṇād boddhavyā | a ā i ī u ū ṛ ṝ ḷ ḹ e ai o au svarāḥ | ka kha ga gha ṇa | ca cha ja jha ña | ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa | ta tha da dha na | pa pha ba bha ma | ya ra la va | śa ṣa sa ha | aṃ aḥ kaḥ pa vyaṃjanāni | varṇasaṃjñayā kva prayojanam | sarvatra ||

tatra catudaśādau svarāḥ ||

tatra mātṛkārūpe varṇapāṭhe | ādau ye caturdaśa varṇāḥ te svarasaṃjñā bhavaṃti | a ā i ī u ū ṛ ṝ ḷ ḹ e ai o au kva | prayojanaṃ | ro re lopaṃ svaraś ca pūrvo dīrgha ityādi | vī rauti | dātṝjjvāśatoṣita iti vaktavye | dātḹjjvāśayatoṣita iti bālena śaktivaikalyād apabhāṣitam | tad anyo yadānukaroti | bālo dātḹjjvāśayatoṣita ity āheti | tadā anukaraṇe nāsti | doṣa iti smaraṇāt tat sādhu bhavati | tatsthasya ḹkārasya | svarasaṃjñārthaḥ | ḹkārasya pāṭhaḥ | tenātra svarāt parasya vyaṃjanasya | vyaṃjane pare | dvirbhāvo vaktavyaḥ iti | ḹkārāt parasya jakārasya dvirbhāvaḥ | evaṃ mātḹr ity abravīc chiśur ityādau svaratve sati ḹkārasya nāmitvā|n nāmiparo ram iti | ḹkārāt parasya visarjanīyasya rephaḥ | tatraśabda uttaratra saṃjñāsamāveśārthaḥ | svarasamānasaṃjñe krameṇa mā bhūtām iti | savarṇādisaṃjñānāṃ saṃjñino nirdeśyaṃta evaṃ ||

daśa samānāḥ

tatrādāv ity eva tatra mātṛkārūpe varṇapāṭhe ādau ye daśa varṇās te samānasaṃjñā bhavaṃti a ā i ī u ū ṛ ṝ ḷ ḹ | kva | prayojanaṃ | samānaḥ savarṇe dīrghībhavati paraś ca lopam ityādi śivāptiḥ ||

teṣāṃ dvau dvāv anyenyasya savarṇau ||

teṣāṃ | daśānāṃ samānānāṃ madhyād yau dvau dvau varṇau | tāv anyonyasya parasparaṃ savarṇasaṃjñau bhavataḥ | akārasya ākāraḥ savarṇaḥ | ākārasya akāraḥ savarṇaḥ | ikārasya īkāraḥ savarṇaḥ | īkārasya ikāraḥ savarṇaḥ | ukārasya ūkāraḥ savarṇaḥ | ūkārasya ukāraḥ savarṇaḥ | ṛkārasya ṝkāraḥ savarṇaḥ ḷkārasya ḹkāraḥ savarṇaḥ | ḹkārasya ḷkāraḥ savarṇaḥ | pūrvam eva prayojanaṃ | samānau ca tau varṇau savarṇāv ity anvarthasaṃjñāvijñānāt dvayor hrasvayor dvayor ddīrghayoś cānyonyaṃ sāvarṇyaṃ | tena mamātra dṛḍhāsthetyādau dīrghaparalopau bhavataḥ | nanv eka evāsau dvir uccāryate | naitau dvau na savarṇau | sati hi bhede dvitvaṃ samānavarṇatvaṃ ca bhavati | yad āhuḥ | yatra kiṃcit sāmānyaṃ kaś cic ca viśeṣaḥ saviṣayaḥ sadṛśatāyā iti | katham atra dvayoḥ savarṇatvaṃ || ucyate | yatraikaḥ akāra udāttaḥ | svarito vā | aparas tv anudāttaḥ | tatrāpi svarabhedāt sati dvaidhe | tāvad eṣa na doṣaḥ | yatrāpy ekaḥ | akāraḥ sānunāsiko dvitīyo niranunāsikas tatrāpi bhedād eva na doṣaḥ | evam ikārādiṣu jñeyaṃ | tathā coktaṃ | hrasvadīrghaplutatvāc ca traisvaryopanayena ca | ānunāsikabhedāc cāpy akāro ṣṭādaśātmaka iti yatra tv abhedas tatrāpi kva cid bhedārope na ṇa dvitvaṃ sadṛśatvaṃ ca dṛśyate | yathā | yuddhe rjuno rjuna iva prathitapratāpa ityādau | tadvad ihāpi bhaviṣyati | athavā uccārakālādikṛtaḥ sūkṣmo viśeṣo vaśyaṃbhāvī | tam āśritya | dvayoḥ savarṇatvaṃ bhaviṣyati | ata eva vyaṃjanānāṃ samānasthānānāṃ śvāsanādaghoṣādibhede sati sāvarṇyaṃ | tena vaktā bhaktetyādāv | asavarṇe dhuṭi | cavargasya kir ucyamānaḥ ||pṛcchati | ujjhatītyādau savarṇe nāsti | evam aṃtasthānām ānunāsikyabhinnānāṃ savarṇatvaṃ | tenānusvārasyāṃtasthāyām aṃtaratamaḥ sānunāsika eva parasavarṇo vakṣyate | sayṃy o a ntā | savṃv o a tsaraḥ | talṃlokam | ṛdup ā a dāc cākḷpi cṛter iti | kḷpi pratiṣedhaḥ | ṛkāraḷkārayor anyonyaṃ sāvarṇyaṃ jñāpayati | sati hi tasmiṃs taparas tatkālasya savarṇasya grāhaka iti | mātrike na ṇa ṛkāreṇa mātrika eva ḷkār e o gṛhīte | ṛdupadhāt kḷbvidhīyamāna ḷdupadhād api syād iti | kḷpi pratiṣedho rthavān bhavati | cikḷpsati | kṛpū sāmarthye | ūkāraḥ svaratisūtisūyatidhūñbhya ūdanubaṃdhebhya itīḍ vikalpārthaḥ | kṛpū kalpitum icchati | dhātor vā karmaṇa iti san | nakāraḥ sanyavarṇasyety arthaḥ | kṛpe ro la iti ṛkāre raśruter laśrutiḥ kḷpsa iti sanaṃtasya | caṇ parokṣeti kḷpū dvirva | abhyāsasyādivyaṃjanam iti palopaḥ | svaraḥ savarṇasya grāhaka iti ṛkāreṇa gṛhītasya ḷkārasya | akāra ṛvarṇasyeti | akāraḥ | tasya sany avarṇasyetītvam | kavargasya cavarga iti | kasya caḥ | cikḷpsaśabdāt te dhātava iti dhātusaṃjñāyāṃ satyāṃ | varttamānāti | anvi | asaṃdhyakṣaralopaḥ ||

|| pūrvo hrasvaḥ ||

dvau dvāv ity arthavaśāt ṣaṣṭhyaṃtaṃ saṃbadhyate | tayor dvayor savarṇayoḥ | yo yaḥ pūrvaḥ | sa hrasvasaṃjño bhavati | a i u ṛ ḷ | prayojanaṃ hrasvo mbārthānām ityādi | he amba | saṃjñārthavaśāt kvacil laghusaṃjñayāpi vyavahāraḥ | nāminaś copadhāyā laghor ityādiṣu | veditā ||

|| paro dīrghaḥ svaraḥ ||

hrasva ityarthavaśāt paṃcamyaṃtam anuvartate | hrasvād anyaḥ svaro dīrghasaṃjño bhavati | ā ī ū ṝ ḹ e ai o au | prayojanaṃ dīrgham āmisanāv ityādiṣu | vṛkṣāṇām | agnīnām | vāyūnām | pitṝṇāṃ || saṃdhyakṣarāṇāṃ dīrghatve prayojanam | ro re lopaṃ svaraś ca pūrvo dīrgha ityādi | rave raśmiḥ | svai rakṣā | go rajjuḥ dyau ramyā | atra nāmiparo ram iti rephaḥ | tasya lope kṛte | parjanyaval lakṣanapravṛttyā | ekārādīnām ekārādaya eva dīrghā bhavaṃti | asati hi saṃdhyakṣarāṇāṃ dīrghatve | atiri | atinu | ityādau hrasvavat sthānasāvarṇyād ekāraikārayor īkāraḥ | okāraukārayor ūkāraś ca dīrghau syātām | tālvoṣṭhavat kaṃṭho pi saṃdhyakṣarāṇāṃ | sthānam iti | tat

|| oṃ namo gurave

odaṃtā a i u ā nipātāḥ svare prakṛtyā

odaṃtā okārās tathā a i u ā nipātāḥ svare prakṛtyā bhavaṃti saṃdhikṛtāṃ vikṛtiṃ nāpadyaṃte no etat aho ādyaḥ haṃho adhama a apehi i ihāḥsva u uttiṣṭha ā evaṃ nu manyase ā evaṃ nu kila tat niranubaṃdhakagrahaṇena sānubaṃdhakasya grahaṇam ity āṅ praty ā na bhavati īṣad amlaṃ āmlaṃ ā ehi ā udakāṃtād odakāṃtād anuvrajet udakāṃte na vinā arbhakebhyo yaśaḥ arbhakebhyaḥ pāṇineḥ arbhakaiḥ saha pūrvāṃ saṃdhyāṃ japaṃs tiṣṭhet sāvitrīm arkadarśanāt paścimāṃ tu samāsīta samyag arkṣavibhāvanād iti arkadarśanena vinā ṛkṣavibhāvanena saha īṣadarthe kriyāyogamaryādābhividhau ca yaḥ evam ātaṃ ṅitaṃ vidyād vākyasmaraṇayor aṅit vinā teneti maryādā sahatyenety abhividhiḥ aśrutaṃ gamyate vākyam ātāyenāṅid eva saḥ ā evaṃ nu manyase ity atra pūrvaṃ naiva samaṃ sthā iti vākyam akāreṇa nipātena gamyate sadṛśādṛṣṭaciṃtādyair anubhūtasya vastunaḥ yat tad ity anusaṃdhānaṃ smaraṇaṃ tad udāhṛtaṃ yena vidhis tadaṃtasyātyaṃtagrahaṇe labdhe py aṃtagrahaṇam okārasyaivāṃtatvārthaṃ tena aṃ i u āṃtā nipā na prakṛtyā cety atra nanūktar veti nipātā iti kiṃ paṭav i ījatuḥ ūhatuḥ paro pi svarāḥ prakṛtyā yathā syād iti svaragrahaṇaṃ no atra pūrvasya prakṛtibhāvāvijñātād akāralopaḥ syāt

||1.3.2|| dvivacanam anau ||

||1.3.3|| bahuvacanam amī ||

||1.3.4|| anupadiṣṭāś ca ||