Kāśikā-vṛtti
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Kāśikā-vṛtti is a renowned classical Sanskrit commentary that systematically explains and interprets Pāṇini’s grammatical treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit grammatical commentary
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classical Sanskrit text ⓘ commentary on Aṣṭādhyāyī ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Aṣṭādhyāyī exegesis
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Pāṇinian derivational procedure (prakriyā) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGrammarian | Pāṇini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Sanskrit grammarians
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scholars of Indian linguistics ⓘ students of Pāṇini ⓘ |
| category | Sanskrit grammatical commentaries ⓘ |
| circulation |
manuscript tradition
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printed editions in modern times ⓘ |
| commentarialStyle | concise and rule-oriented ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Aṣṭādhyāyī
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Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discipline | Indian linguistics ⓘ |
| explains | sūtras of the Aṣṭādhyāyī ⓘ |
| field | Vyākaraṇa ⓘ |
| focus |
derivational procedures in Sanskrit
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interpretation of individual sūtras ⓘ morphology and word-formation ⓘ syntax as understood in the Pāṇinian tradition ⓘ |
| genre | vṛtti ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose exposition ⓘ |
| importance |
major standard commentary in the Pāṇinian school
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widely studied in traditional Sanskrit grammar curricula ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Sanskrit grammatical commentaries
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medieval Indian grammatical scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| method |
brief analytical explanations
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sūtra-by-sūtra exposition ⓘ use of examples (udāharaṇas) ⓘ |
| purpose |
to aid students in learning the Aṣṭādhyāyī
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to explain the meaning and application of Pāṇini’s rules ⓘ to provide examples illustrating Pāṇini’s sūtras ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | systematic explanation of all eight chapters of the Aṣṭādhyāyī ⓘ |
| script | Devanāgarī (in most modern editions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | organized according to the order of Pāṇini’s sūtras ⓘ |
| studiedAlongWith |
Aṣṭādhyāyī
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Sanskrit grammatical commentarial literature ⓘ |
| subject | Sanskrit grammar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical period of Sanskrit scholarship ⓘ |
| titleInSanskrit | काशिका-वृत्ति NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Pāṇinian grammatical tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | technical scholastic text ⓘ |
| usedFor | teaching Pāṇini’s grammar ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional pāṭhaśālās (Sanskrit schools) ⓘ |
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