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-519–-459 · ancient philologist who standardized classical Sanskrit through grammatical rules

Also known as: Панини, بانيني, पाणिनि, 파니니, パーニニ, 波你尼

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    His vārttikas supplement and critique Pāṇini's rules in the same terse technical grammatical style. (AI reason)

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    The Nirukta treats Vedic etymology and semantics, closely allied to Pāṇinian linguistic analysis. (AI reason)

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    The Vākyapadīya develops a philosophy of language grounded in the Pāṇinian grammatical tradition. (AI reason)

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    The Siddhānta-Kaumudī rearranges Pāṇini's sutras topically for systematic study of Sanskrit grammar. (AI reason)

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    The Chandaḥśāstra applies a similarly compact sutra style to the formal analysis of Sanskrit metre. (AI reason)

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Known works

  • Aṣṭādhyāyī (1839)
  • Dhātupāṭhaḥ (1969)
  • Paniniyaśiksa
  • Pāninīya śiksā or the śiksā vedanga ascribed to Pãnini, being the most ancient work on Indo-Aryan phonetics
  • [Aṣtakaṃ Pāṇinīyam] (1882)