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Paddhati

Text Type

• Commentary
  A type of text

References

• Biardeau, Madeleine (ed.) (1964), Vākyapadīya Brahmakāṇḍa. Avec la Vṛtti de Harivṛṣabha. Text reproduit de l’Édition de Lahore. Paris: Éditions E. de Boccard.
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• Iyer, K.A. Subramania (ed.) (1966), Vākyapadīya with the Vṛtti and the Paddhati of Vṛṣabhadeva. Poona: Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute.
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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...

Authors

• Bhartṛhari
  Bhartṛhari'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...
• Vṛṣabhadeva
  Vṛṣabhadeva (a.k.a. Harivṛṣabha) was patronised by king Viṣṇugupta.

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...