गोभिल गृह्यसूत्रम् (सामवेद कौथुम-राणायनीय शाखा - मुकुन्द शर्मा सटीक)

' - then 'े' or 'ै'? There are two slants! Wait, is the first slant an anusvara or an e-matra? Look at "विवाहविधिः" or other words. The quotes " ” are right above it!
Wait! The closing quote is ”!
The quote mark is right above the 'ये' or 'यै'!
Look: “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाय” इति -> “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाये”ति !
Wait, the quote mark ” is before ति: “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाये”ति or “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाय” इति?
Ah! The text has: “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाये”ति
Let's see: “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाय” + इति = “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाये”ति!
Because गन्धर्वाय + इति = गन्धर्वायेति!
The printer put the quotation mark BEFORE ति: “सोमोऽददद्गन्धर्वाये”ति !
That's why it looks like ai-kar or e-kar with a quote!
Let's look closely: य has an e-matra (े), and immediately next to/above it is the closing quote ”!
य + े + ” + त + ि = ये”ति!
Brilliant! That explains everything: गन्धर्वाय + इति