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1. Vyakarana
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Kyap (क्यप्).—Kṛt afix य (ya) applied to the roots व्रज् (vraj) and यज् (yaj) in the sense of 'verbal activity' and to the roots अजू (ajū) with सम्, षद् (sam, ṣad) with नि (ni) etc. to form proper nouns e. g. व्रज्या, इज्या, समज्या, निषद्या (vrajyā, ijyā, samajyā, niṣadyā) etc., cf. P. III. 3.98 and 99; (2) kṛtya affix य (ya) in the sense of 'should be done' applied to the roots वद्, भू (vad, bhū) and हन् (han) (when preceded by certain words put as upapada), as also to roots with penultimate ऋ (ṛ) and the roots मृज्, इ, स्तु (mṛj, i, stu) and others; e. g. ब्रह्मोद्यम्, ब्रह्मभूयम्, इत्यम्, स्तुत्यम् (brahmodyam, brahmabhūyam, ityam, stutyam) etc. cf. Kāś. on P. III. 1. 106,121.

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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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