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1. Vyakarana
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Aic (ऐच्).—Short term (प्रत्याहार (pratyāhāra)) standing for 'the two diphthong vowels ऐ (ai) and औ; cf. न य्वाभ्यां पदान्ताभ्यां पूर्वौ तु ताभ्यामैच् (na yvābhyāṃ padāntābhyāṃ pūrvau tu tābhyāmaic) P.VII.3.4; cf. ऐचोश्चोत्तरभूयस्त्वात् (aicoścottarabhūyastvāt) M. Bh. on P.I.1.48, The short substitutes of ऐ (ai) and औ (au) are इ (i) and उ (u) when prescribed cf. P. I.1.48; so also the protracted forms of ऐ (ai) and औ (au) are protracted इ (i) and उ; cf. P. III.2.106. They are called द्विस्वर (dvisvara) vowels in the Ṛk Prātiśākhya. Śākaṭāyana says they are द्विमात्र (dvimātra).

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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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Chapter 349 - The pratyāhāras and fundamental rules in Grammar (vyākaraṇa)