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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.26
“স্বরিতঞিতঃ কর্ত্রভিপ্রায়ে ক্রিয়াফলে ॥” ২৬ ॥
“svarita-ñitaḥ kartr-abhiprāye kriyā-phale”
“ ‘The terminations of the ātmane-pada are employed when the fruit of the action accrues to the agent of verbs having an indicatory ñ or a svarita accent.’
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This statement is quoted from Pāṇini’s sūtras.
The rule concerns verbs with an indicatory ñ or a svarita accent.
For these verbs, ātmane-pada endings are used when the fruit of the action goes to the person performing it.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
According to Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī’s request, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the well-known Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam verse beginning ātmārāmāś ca munayaḥ. He explained this verse in sixty-one different ways.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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