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Puruṣottamadeva

Puruṣottamadeva was from eastern India, possibly Bengal.
Name
Puruṣottamadeva
Location
Bengal
Date Active
c. 1150 A.D.

References

  • Chakravarti, Srish Chandra (ed.) (1918), The Bhasha-vritti. A commentary on Panini's grammatical aphorisms excepting those which exclusively pertain to the Vedas. By Purushottamadeva. Rajshahi: The Varendra Research Society.
    Book

Texts

  • Bhāṣāvṛtti
    The Bhāṣāvṛtti is a relatively concise partial commentary on the Aṣṭādhyāyī, not commenting on the sūtras treating the Vedic language. Its author is Puruṣottamadeva.

Linguistic Traditions

  • Pāṇinīya vyākaraṇa
    Pāṇinīya vyākaraṇa (Pāṇinian grammar) refers to the Sanskrit grammatical tradition including and based on Panini's grammar the Astadhyayi (c. 400 BC). The Astadhyayi...
Cite this page:
Shen, Yiming (2021). 'Puruṣottamadeva'. . First published on 07 Jul 2021. Last updated on 07 Jul 2021.
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