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Puṇyarāja

Puṇyarāja was the author of a commentary (Ṭīkā) on the Vākyapadīya.
Name
Puṇyarāja
Date Active
c. 1000 A.D.

References

  • Iyer, K.A. Subramania (ed.) (1983), Vākyapadīya. Containing the Ṭīkā of Puṇyarāja and the ancient Vṛtti. Kāṇda 2. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
    Book

Texts

  • Vākyapadīya
    The Vākyapadīya, a.k.a. Trikāṇḍī, is a set of around 2000 verses, divided in three books, treating the philosophy of Sanskrit grammar/philosophy of language. It is (one of) the most important works...
  • Ṭīkā
    Puṇyarāja's Ṭīkā is a commentary on the second book of the Vākyapadīya.

Authors

  • Bhartṛhari
    Bhartṛhari has also written the Mahābhāṣyadīpikā, the oldest partially extant commentary on the Mahābhāṣya. Some also consider Bhartṛhari to be the author of a third work called Ṣaḍdhātusamīkṣā.

Linguistic Traditions

  • Philosophy of grammar/language
    A linguistic tradition
  • Pāṇinīya vyākaraṇa
    A linguistic tradition
Cite this page:
Shen, Yiming (2021). 'Puṇyarāja'. . First published on 30 Jun 2021. Last updated on 30 Jun 2021.
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