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Vāmana

Vāmana was one of the two authors of the Kāśikāvṛtti (the other being Jayāditya).
Name
Vāmana
Location
Kāśī
Date Active
c. 600 A.D.

References

  • Aryendrasharma et al. (eds.) (1969, 1970, 1976, 1985), Kāśikā. A commentary on Pāṇini’s grammar. Hyderabad: Sanskrit Academy, Osmania University.
    Book
  • Haag, Pascale and Vincenzo Vergiani (eds) (2011), Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti. The section on pratyāhāras. Critical edition, translation and other contributions. London: Anthem Press.
    Book

Texts

  • Kāśikāvṛtti
    The Kāśikāvṛtti (a.k.a. Kāśikā) is (one of) the most important commentaries on the Aṣṭādhyāyī. It is the oldest extant full commentary on the Aṣṭādhyāyī. It comments on the Aṣṭādhyāyī following its...

Authors

  • Jayāditya
    Jayāditya was one of the two authors of the Kāśikāvṛtti (the other being Vāmana).

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). 'Vāmana'. . First published on 07 Jul 2021. Last updated on 07 Jul 2021.
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