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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Rājadantādi (राजदन्तादि).—A class of compound words headed by राजदन्त (rājadanta) in which the order of words or the constituent members is fixed. There are about 50 words in the class; some of them are tatpurusa compounds such as राजदन्त (rājadanta) or अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa) in which the subordinate word which ought to have been placed first is placed second There are some karmadharaya.compounds in which one particular word is always placed first and not any one of the two: e.g. लिप्तवासितम्, सिक्तसंमृष्टम् (liptavāsitam, siktasaṃmṛṣṭam) etc. There are some dvandva compounds such as उलूखलमुसलम्, चित्रास्वाती, भार्यापती (ulūkhalamusalam, citrāsvātī, bhāryāpatī) etc. in which a definite order of words is laid down. For details see Kasika on राजदन्तादिषु परम् (rājadantādiṣu param) P. II. 2.31.

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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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