Kātantra school
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The Kātantra school is an ancient Indian grammatical tradition that offers a simplified and more practical alternative to Pāṇini’s complex system of Sanskrit grammar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kātantra school canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit grammatical tradition
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ancient Indian grammatical school ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide a practical grammar for students
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to simplify complex Pāṇinian rules ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Pāṇini’s grammatical system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Indian śāstric traditions ⓘ |
| characteristic |
designed for easier learning and teaching
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more concise than Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī ⓘ pedagogically oriented ⓘ |
| comparisonWithPanini |
less comprehensive than Aṣṭādhyāyī
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more linear presentation of rules ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Brahmanical scholastic culture ⓘ |
| discipline | Śāstra ⓘ |
| focus |
practical grammatical instruction
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simplified Sanskrit grammar ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pāṇinian grammatical tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| medium | Sanskrit texts ⓘ |
| pedagogicalUse | introductory grammar for beginners ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| subjectArea |
grammar
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linguistics ⓘ |
| teaches |
Sanskrit morphology
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Sanskrit phonology ⓘ Sanskrit syntax ⓘ |
| textualForm | sutra-style grammatical rules ⓘ |
| tradition | Vyākaraṇa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionType | non-Pāṇinian grammatical school ⓘ |
| uses | Sanskrit grammatical terminology ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Vyākaraṇa