Śiva-sūtras (phonological inventory)
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Sanskrit grammatical tool
component of Pāṇini’s grammatical system
linguistic device
phonological inventory
The Śiva-sūtras are a systematically arranged set of Sanskrit phonemes that underlie Pāṇini’s grammatical system and enable his concise formulation of phonological rules.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit grammatical tool
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component of Pāṇini’s grammatical system ⓘ linguistic device ⓘ phonological inventory ⓘ |
| attributedToDeity | Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAssociatedWith | Pāṇini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | grammatical sūtra literature ⓘ |
| coreComponentOf | metalanguage of the Aṣṭādhyāyī ⓘ |
| definesConcept | pratyāhāra ⓘ |
| enables | concise formulation of phonological rules ⓘ |
| function |
to define pratyāhāras (abbreviatory phonological classes)
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to organize Sanskrit phonemes systematically ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Māheśvara-sūtras
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Śivasūtrāṇi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalCountOfPhonemes | approximately 43–44 phonological units (depending on analysis) ⓘ |
| hasConceptualRole | bridge between phonology and morphology in Pāṇini’s system ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
non-semantic marker sounds at the end of each group
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use of anubandhas (marker phonemes) to delimit sound classes ⓘ |
| hasFirstSutra | a i u ṇ ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
design of pratyāhāra-based rules in Pāṇini’s grammar
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formal description of Sanskrit phonotactics ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationTradition | Pāṇinian commentators such as Kātyāyana and Patañjali ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasLastSutra | ha l ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGroups | 14 ⓘ |
| hasPedagogicalUse | memorization of Sanskrit sound system in traditional schools ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
economy of expression
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systematic arrangement of phonemes ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
relation to later varṇamālā (alphabet) order
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structure and motivation of the ordering of sounds ⓘ |
| hasScope | vowels and consonants of Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasStatusInTradition | considered foundational for Sanskrit grammar ⓘ |
| hasTransmission | oral recitation in grammatical lineages ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Indian phonology
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traditional Sanskrit grammatical commentaries ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | traditional Devanāgarī alphabet order ⓘ |
| isOrdered | true ⓘ |
| isPrerequisiteForUnderstanding | Pāṇini’s rule notation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isReferencedBy | Aṣṭādhyāyī rules via pratyāhāras ⓘ |
| partOfTradition |
Pāṇinian grammar
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Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammatical tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indo-European and Sanskrit linguistics
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Vyākaraṇa śāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classification of Sanskrit sounds
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definition of phonological environments in rules ⓘ formulation of sandhi rules ⓘ |
| usedIn | Aṣṭādhyāyī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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