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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Gaurādi (गौरादि).—A class of words to which the affix ई (ī) (ङीष् (ṅīṣ)) is added to form the feminine base; e.g. गौरी, मत्सी, हयी, हरिणी (gaurī, matsī, hayī, hariṇī); the class contains a large number of words exceeding 150; for details see Kasika on P.IV.1. 41; (2) a small class of eleven words, headed by the word गौर (gaura) which do not have the acute accent on the last syllable in a tatpurusa compound when they are placed after the preposition उप (upa); cf. P. VI.2.194.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gaurādi (गौरादि):—[from gaura] Name of two Gaṇas of [Pāṇini 4-1, 41 and vi, 2, 194.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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