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Philosophy of grammar/language
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Texts
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PaddhatiThe Paddhati of Vṛṣabhadeva (a.k.a. Harivṛṣabha) is a commentary on the first book of the Vākyapadīya.
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PrakīrṇaprakāśaHelārāja's Prakīrṇaprakāśa is a commentary on the third book of the Vākyapadīya.
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VaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāraThe Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāra, a shorter version of the Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇa, is a commentary on the set of verses called Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntakārikā authored by Bhaṭṭojidīkṣita. The Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasā...
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VaiyākaraṇasiddhāntakārikāBhaṭṭojidīkṣita's Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntakārikā (a.k.a. Vaiyākaraṇamatonmajjana) is a set of c. 75 verses on the philosophy of grammar/language and intended as a condensation of the ideas in the Śabda...
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VaiyākaraṇasiddhāntalaghumañjūṣāThe Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntalaghumañjūṣā (a.k.a. Laghumañjūṣā) is a work on the philosophy of grammar/language. It is possibly a revision of the Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntamañjūṣā and is longer than the Vaiyā...
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VaiyākaraṇasiddhāntamañjūṣāThe Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntamañjūṣā (a.k.a. Mañjūṣā) is a work on the philosophy of grammar/language. It is possibly the earliest among the three 'mañjūṣā works' of Nāgeśabhaṭṭa. The Laghumañjūṣā is po...
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VaiyākaraṇasiddhāntaparamalaghumañjūṣāThe Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntaparamalaghumañjūṣā (a.k.a. Paramalaghumañjūṣā) is a work on the philosophy of grammar/language. It is an abridgement of the Vaiyākaraṇasiddhāntalaghumañjūṣā and is possibly...
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VyākaraṇamahābhāṣyaThe Vyākaraṇamahābhāṣya (a.k.a. Mahābhāṣya, Bhāṣya) consists of Kātyāyāna's vārttikas (short sūtra-like statements commenting on Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī) and Patañjali's commentary on both Kātyāyāna's...
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VākyapadīyaThe 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...
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ṬīkāPuṇyarāja's Ṭīkā is a commentary on the second book of the Vākyapadīya.
Authors
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BhartṛhariBhartṛhari's most famous work is the Vākyapadīya. He also wrote the Mahābhāṣyadīpikā, the oldest partially extant commentary on the Mahābhāṣya. Some also consider Bhartṛhari to be the author of a t...
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BhaṭṭojidīkṣitaBhaṭṭojidīkṣita (fl. in Vārāṇasī), a.k.a. Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita or Bhaṭṭoji, was a hugely important figure in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition in specific and the Sanskrit intellectual traditions in g...
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HelārājaHelārāja was possibly from Kashmir and a contemporary of Abhinavagupta.
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KauṇḍabhaṭṭaKauṇḍabhaṭṭa was the son of Raṅgojidīkṣita, the brother of Bhaṭṭojidīkṣita, i.e. Kauṇḍabhaṭṭa was the nephew of Bhaṭṭojidīkṣita.
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NāgeśabhaṭṭaNāgeśabhaṭṭa (a.k.a. Nāgeśa Bhaṭṭa, Nāgeśa, Nāgojibhaṭṭa, Nāgoji Bhaṭṭa, Nāgoji; fl. in Vārāṇasī) was a hugely important figure in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition. Some consider Nāgeśabhaṭṭa to...
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PuṇyarājaPuṇyarāja was the author of a commentary (Ṭīkā) on the Vākyapadīya.
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VṛṣabhadevaVṛṣabhadeva (a.k.a. Harivṛṣabha) was patronised by king Viṣṇugupta.
Cite this page:
Shen, Yiming (2021). 'Philosophy of grammar/language'. . First published on 30 Jun 2021. Last updated on 03 Aug 2021.
Shen, Yiming (2021). 'Philosophy of grammar/language'. . First published on 30 Jun 2021. Last updated on 03 Aug 2021.