Katantra, Kātantra: 7 definitions
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarKātantra (कातन्त्र).—Name of an important small treatise on grammar which appears like a systematic abridgment of the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini. It ignores many unimportant rules of Pāṇini, adjusts many, and altogether omits the Vedic portion and the accent chapter of Pāṇini. It lays down the Sūtras in an order different from that of Pāṇini dividing the work into four adhyāyas dealing with technical terms, saṃdhi rules, declension, syntax compounds noun-affixes (taddhita affixes) conjugation, voice and verbal derivatives in an order. The total number of rules is 1412 supplemented by many subordinate rules or Vārttikas. The treatise is believed to have been written by Śarvavarman, called Sarvavarman or Śarva or Sarva, who is said to have lived in the reign of the Sātavāhana kings. The belief that Pāṇini refers to a work of Kalāpin in his rules IV. 3.108 and IV.3.48 and that Patañjali's words -कालापम् (kālāpam) and माहवार्तिकम् (māhavārtikam) support it, has not much strength. The work was very popular especially among those who wanted to study spoken Sanskrit with ease and attained for several year a very prominent place among text-books on grammar especially in Bihar, Bengal and Gujarat. It has got a large number of glosses and commentary works, many of which are in a manuscript form at present. Its last chapter (Caturtha-Adhyāya) is ascribed to Vararuci. As the arrangement of topics is entirely different from Pāṇini's order, inspite of considerable resemblance of Sūtras and their wording, it is probable that the work was based on Pāṇini but composed on the models of ancient grammarians viz. Indra, Śākaṭāyana and others whose works,although not available now, were available to the author. The grammar Kātantra is also called Kālāpa. A comparison of the Kātantra Sūtras and the Kālāpa Sūtras shows that the one is a different version of the other. The Kātantra Grammar is also called Kaumāra as it is said that the original 1nstructions for the grammar were received by the author from Kumāra or Kārttikeya. For details see Vol. VII Patañjala Mahābhāṣya published by the D.E. Society, Poona, page 375.
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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKātantra (कातन्त्र).—Name of a grammar (said to have been written by Śarvavarman through the favour of Kārttikeya).
Derivable forms: kātantram (कातन्त्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKātantra (कातन्त्र).—[neuter] title of a grammar; [masculine] [plural] the followers of the Katantra grammar.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Kātantra (कातन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—īṣattantra = kātantra[=īṣattantra] by Jayadeva. Mentioned by Trilocanadāsa Oxf. 169^a.
2) Kātantra (कातन्त्र):—grammar. See Kātantrasūtra.
Kātantra has the following synonyms: Kalāpa.
3) Kātantra (कातन्त्र):—grammar.
—[commentary] Kalāpacandra or Vyākhyāsāra, by Susheṇa Kavirāja Miśra, son of Miśra Mahīdhara. Ulwar 1128.
1) Kātantra (कातन्त्र):—[=kā-tantra] n. Name of a grammar, also called kalāpaka, or pa-sūtra or kaumāravyākaraṇa (composed by Śrī-śarvavarman ‘after the Sūtra composed by Bhagavat-Kumāra, and at his command’)
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the followers of the Kātantra grammar.
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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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Starts with (+23): Katantrabalabodhini, Katantracandrika, Katantradhatupatha, Katantradhatuvritti, Katantradhatuvrittitika, Katantraganadhatuvritti, Katantraganadhatuvritti manorama, Katantrakaumudi, Katantralaghuvritti, Katantramantraprakasha, Katantrapanjika, Katantraparibhashapatha, Katantraparibhashavritti, Katantraparishishta, Katantraparishishtacandrika, Katantraparishishtapradyota, Katantraparishishtasiddhantaratnankura, Katantraparishishtatika, Katantrapradipa, Katantraprakirnaka.
Ends with (+18): Amantrakatantra, Ankatantra, Ashmakatantra, Bahurupashtakatantra, Carakatantra, Dushtatrasakatantra, Ekatantra, Herukatantra, Janakatantra, Jatakatantra, Jhankatantra, Kaivalyakalikatantra, Kalikatantra, Kamikatantra, Katahakatantra, Katankatantra, Kaulikatantra, Kaumarikatantra, Kramadipikatantra, Kubjikatantra.
Full-text (+124): Kalapa, Shabdamala, Katantrakaumudi, Ishattantra, Taisrika, Karakakaumudi, Dvivacin, Bhasyasutra, Shabdavali, Sarvanamika, Cekriyita, Dhatughosha, Jagaddhara, Sharvavarman, Kumara, Kulacandra, Bhutakaranavati, Kriyatipatti, Katantraparishishtatika, Trivikrama.
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Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)
Introduction to Cāṇḍūpaṇḍita’s commentary < [Introduction]
Introduction to Vidyādhara’s commentary < [Introduction]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Kṣīrasvāmin and other schools of Sanskrit grammar (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.8.75 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Reviews < [January-February 1935]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
7.1. Summary of the Padmapābhṛtakam < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Foreword to volume 4 < [Forewords]
Chapter VII < [Book I - Kathāpīṭha]