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Pāṇini

The greatest linguist of antiquity Pāṇini.. was the greatest linguist of antiquity, and deserves to be treated as such.

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Born
Ancient India [note 1]
Era
fl. mid 1st-millennium BCE[note 2]; variously dated between 6th–5th century BCE and 4th century BCE
Main interests
Grammar, linguistics
Notable ideas
Descriptive linguistics
Notable works
Aṣṭādhyāyī (Classical Sanskrit)
Region
Indian philosophy

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related to Further reading · 51
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related to Location · 31
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related to De Saussure · 30
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related to Legends and later reception · 21
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related to Modern linguistics · 21
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related to Bhaṭṭikāvya and Pedagogical Influence · 13
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related to Legacy · 12
Pāṇini → Ashtadhyayi, Buddhism, Classical Sanskrit, His, Indian, Mahabhashya, Patanjali, Pāṇini's, Sanskrit, Vedanga, Vedic, Vyākaraṇa
related to Ashtadhyayi · 11
Pāṇini → Although, Aṣtādhyāyī, Aṣṭādhyāyī, Developed, It, Pāṇini's, Sanskrit, The, Vedic, Vedic Sanskrit, While
related to Comparison with modern formal systems · 11
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related to Other works · 9
Pāṇini → Jalhana's Sukti Muktāvalī, Jambavati, Krishna's, Namalinganushasana, Rajashekhara, Ramayukta's, The, The Jāmbavati Vijaya, Two

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sanskrit grammar work bce indian linguistics pāṇini's century ashtadhyayi aṣṭādhyāyī according saussure modern rules language de ancient classical works text

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PāṇiniBornAncient India [note 1]1.00infobox
PāṇiniErafl. mid 1st-millennium BCE[note 2]; variously dated between 6th–5th century BCE and 4th century BCE1.00infobox
PāṇiniMain interestsGrammar, linguistics1.00infobox
PāṇiniNotable ideasDescriptive linguistics1.00infobox
PāṇiniNotable worksAṣṭādhyāyī (Classical Sanskrit)1.00infobox
PāṇiniRegionIndian philosophy1.00infobox
Pāṇiniis apatronymic meaning descendant of Paṇina0.90text
Pāṇiniis aIndian Euclid0.90text
rūpyainstance ofPāṇini references coins0.80text
niṣkainstance ofPāṇini references coins0.80text
lipiinstance ofit is generally agreed that he knew of script based on references to words0.80text
Buddhism.Pāṇini's analysis of noun compounds still forms the basis of modern linguistic theories of compounding in Indian languagesinstance ofHis ideas influenced and attracted commentaries from scholars of other Indian religions0.80text

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