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Apāṇinīya vyākaraṇa

Apāṇinīya vyākaraṇa (non-Pāṇinian grammar) refers to the various Sanskrit grammatical traditions based on root texts other than Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī. The extant non-Pāṇinian grammars are all post-Pāṇinian, and all stemming from the common era. A large number, if not all, of these grammars are modelled on the Aṣṭādhyāyī with innovations in mostly limited to terminology and arrangement of material. Some prominent non-Pāṇinian grammatical schools are the Kātantra, the Cāndra, the Jainendra, the Śākaṭāyana, and the Sārasvata. Śarvavarman’s Kātantrasūtra (possibly c. 50 AD) and Candragomin's Candrasūtra (c. 450 AD) are among the most influential non-Pāṇinian grammars. The Kātantrasūtra is a pedagogical and practical grammar for Sanskrit learners at the level of beginners; the Candrasūtra is a modified and updated version of the Aṣṭādhyāyī.

Linguistic Tradition Group

Ancient Indian linguistics

A group of linguistic traditions

References

Bauer, L (2006), Compound.

Linguistic Notions

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Texts

The Cāndrasūtra (aka Cāndravyākaraṇa) is a foundational text of the Cāndra grammatical school, a non-Pāṇinian grammatical school in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition (vyākaraṇa). The Cāndrasūtra i...

The Cāndravṛtti is a commentary on the Cāndrasūtra. The Cāndravṛtti is a foundational text of the Cāndra grammatical school, a non-Pāṇinian grammatical school in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition...

Durgasiṃhavṛtti

The Durgasiṃhavṛtti is a commentary on Śarvavarman's Kātantrasūtra. It is a foundational text of the Kātantra grammatical school, a non-Pāṇinian grammatical school in the Sanskrit grammatical tradi...

Kātantrasūtra

The Kātantrasūtra (a.k.a. Kalāpasūtra) is a foundational text of the Kātantra grammatical school, a non-Pāṇinian grammatical school in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition (vyākaraṇa). The Kātantrasū...

The Samanvayadiś, in prose, is a practical grammar mainly on Sanskrit syntax. Only one manuscript of the Samanvayadiś is known to be extant, and that manuscript is incomplete. The Samanvayadiś is o...

Samanvayapradīpa and Samanvayapradīpasaṃketa

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Siddhahaimacandra

A piece of text

Authors

Candragomin (a.k.a. Candrācārya) was possibly a Buddhist from Bengal. Candragomin was the founder of the Cāndra grammatical school, a non-Pāṇinian grammatical school in the Sanskrit grammatical tra...

Devaśarman was from Kashmir. On dating Devaśarman, see Hahn (2008: 24 [§1.2.5 paragraph 3]).

Dharmadāsa is the author of the Cāndravṛtti.

Durgasiṃha was possibly from Bengal.

Kuḍaka (or Chuḍḍaka) was from Kashmir. On dating Kuḍaka, see Hahn (2008: 22−23 [§1.2.4 paragraph 1−2]).

Śarvavarman was the founder of the Kātantra grammatical school, a non-Pāṇinian grammatical school in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition (vyākaraṇa).

Linguistic Traditions

Pāṇinīya vyākaraṇa

Pāṇinīya vyākaraṇa (Pāṇinian grammar) refers to the Sanskrit grammatical tradition including and based on Pāṇini's grammar the Aṣṭādhyāyī (c. 400 BC). The Aṣṭādhyāyī...