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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Kaskādi (कस्कादि).—A class of compound-words headed by कस्क (kaska) in which the visarga occurring at the end of the first member is noticed as changed into स् (s) against the usual rules e. g. कस्कः, कौतस्कुतः भ्रातुष्पुत्रः, सद्यस्कालः, धनुष्कपालम् (kaskaḥ, kautaskutaḥ bhrātuṣputraḥ, sadyaskālaḥ, dhanuṣkapālam) and others; cf. P. VIII.3.48. As this कस्कादिगण (kaskādigaṇa) is said to be आकृतिगण (ākṛtigaṇa), similar words can be said to be in the कस्कादिगण (kaskādigaṇa) although they are not actually mentioned in the गणपाठ (gaṇapāṭha).

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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

Kaskādi (कस्कादि):—a [gana] ([Pāṇini 8-3, 48]).

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text (+6): Dhanutkapala, Barhitpala, Tamaskanda, Yajutpatra, Kautaskuta, Sarpishkundika, Ayaskanda, Bahishpala, Medahpinda, Barhitpula, Bhratushputra, Medaspinda, Ayahkanda, Ayahkanta, Tamahkanda, Shunahkarna, Sadyaskra, Ayaskanta, Lahya, Bhratriputra.

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