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The grammar of the Sanskrit language has a complex verbal system, rich nominal declension, and extensive use of compound nouns.It was studied and codified by Sanskrit grammarians from the later Vedic period (roughly 8th century BCE), culminating in the Pāṇinian grammar of the 4th century BCE.
Shakatayana (Śākaṭāyana; 814–760 BCE) [1] was a Sanskrit grammarian, linguist, and Vedic scholar. [2] [3] He is known for his theory that all nouns are derived from a verbal root which contrasted to grammarian Pāṇini. He also posited that prepositions only have a meaning when attached to nouns or other words.
Pages in category "Ancient Sanskrit grammarians" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
In line with many Sanskrit grammarians who had incorporated Panini's Vedic sutras to understand classical Vedic mantras. Bhoja asserts anyone who aspires to learn Sanskrit grammar , has to query everything from the sutra's alone and not to search in different texts. [ 4 ]
In the 14th century grammarian Padmanabhadatta, founder of the Supadma School, composed the Supadmavyākaraṇa. [45] The text is based on Pāṇini's Ashtadhyayi, but remodeled and rearranged with explanatory notes. It is written in Bengali alphabet, making it accessible to the Bengal provinces by removing the complexity of Sanskrit grammar. [46]
Mahabhashya (Sanskrit: महाभाष्य, IAST: Mahābhāṣya, IPA: [mɐɦaːbʱaːʂjɐ], "Great Commentary"), attributed to Patañjali, is a commentary on selected rules of Sanskrit grammar from Pāṇini's treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī, as well as Kātyāyana's Vārttika-sūtra, an elaboration of Pāṇini's grammar. It is dated to ...
While not the first, the Aṣṭādhyāyī is the oldest linguistic and grammar text, and one of the oldest Sanskrit texts, surviving in its entirety. Pāṇini refers to older texts such as the Unādisūtra , Dhātupāṭha , and Gaṇapātha but some of these have only survived in part.
Kātyāyana (कात्यायन) also spelled as Katyayana (c. 3rd century BCE) [1] [2] [3] was a Sanskrit grammarian, mathematician and Vedic priest who lived in ancient India. Origins [ edit ]