Pingalacarya, Piṅgalācārya: 1 definition
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarPiṅgalācārya (पिङ्गलाचार्य).—An ancient scholar who is believed to be the first writer on 30 Prosody, his work being known as छन्दःशास्त्र (chandaḥśāstra) of पिङ्गल (piṅgala). Some scholars believe that he wrote a work on Phonetics which is now popularly called पाणिनीयशिक्षा (pāṇinīyaśikṣā).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
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