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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Dvanddha (द्वन्द्ध).—Name of a compound, formed of two or more words used in the same case, showing their collection together; cf. चार्थे द्वन्द्वः (cārthe dvandvaḥ) P. II.2.29. Out of the four meanings of the indeclinable च (ca), viz. समुच्चय अन्वाचय, इतरेतरयोग (samuccaya anvācaya, itaretarayoga) and समाहार (samāhāra), the dvandva compound is sanctioned in the last two senses only called इतरेतरद्वन्द्व (itaretaradvandva) (as in प्लक्षन्यग्रोधौ (plakṣanyagrodhau) etc.) and समाहारद्वन्द्व (samāhāradvandva) (as in वाक्त्वचम् (vāktvacam) etc.) respectively For details see Mahabhasya on II.2.29. The dvandva compound takes place only when the speaker intends mentioning the several objects together i.e. when there is, in short, सहविवक्षा (sahavivakṣā) orयुगपदधि-करणवचनता (yugapadadhi-karaṇavacanatā); cf. अनुस्यूतेव मेदाभ्यां एका प्रख्योपजायते । यस्यां सहविवक्षां तामाहुर्द्वन्द्वै-कशेषयोः । (anusyūteva medābhyāṃ ekā prakhyopajāyate | yasyāṃ sahavivakṣāṃ tāmāhurdvandvai-kaśeṣayoḥ |) Sr. Pr. II. The gender of a word in the द्वन्द्वसमास (dvandvasamāsa) is that of the last word in the case of the इतरेत-रद्वन्द्व (itareta-radvandva), while it is the neuter gender in the case of the समाहारद्वन्द्व (samāhāradvandva).

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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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