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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 sūtra order. The name 'Kāśikā' may be related to Kāśī, possibly the place of its composition. The Kāśikāvṛtti may have been informed by also non-Pāṇinian Sanskrit grammatical schools such as the Cāndra school and the Jainendra school. The text of the Aṣṭādhyāyī in the Kāśikāvṛtti is different in several places from that in the Mahābhāṣya. The authors of the Kāśikāvṛtti are Jayāditya and Vāmana. Several different views are found in the tradition regarding who wrote which part of the Kāśikāvṛtti.

Alternative Name

Kāśikā

Approximate Date of Creation

600 A.D.

Location

Kāśī

Author

Jayāditya and Vāmana

Text Type

References

Aryendrasharma et al. (eds.) (1969, 1970, 1976, 1985), Kāśikā. A commentary on Pāṇini’s grammar. Hyderabad: Sanskrit Academy, Osmania University.

Haag, Pascale and Vincenzo Vergiani (eds) (2011), Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti. The section on pratyāhāras. Critical edition, translation and other contributions. London: Anthem Press.

Śrīnārāyaṇamiśra (ed.) (1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985, 1985), Kāśikāvṛtti of Jayāditya-Vāmana. (Along with commentaries Vivaraṇapañcikā-Nyāsa of Jinendrabuddhi and Padamañjarī of Haradatta Miśra). Varanasi: Ratna Publications.

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Texts

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Authors

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

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

Linguistic Traditions

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