Padakanda, Padakāṇḍa: 1 definition
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar1) Padakāṇḍa (पदकाण्ड).—A term used in connection with the first section of the Vākyapadīya named ब्रह्मकाण्ड (brahmakāṇḍa) also, which deals with padas, as contrasted with the second section which deals with Vākyas;
2) Padakāṇḍa.—A section of the Așțadhyāyī of Pāṇini, which gives rules about changes and modifications applicable to the pada, or the formed word, as contrasted with the base (अङ्ग (aṅga)) and the suffixes. The section is called पदाधिकार (padādhikāra) which begins with 28 the rule पदस्य (padasya) P.VIII.1.16. and ends with the rule इडाया वा (iḍāyā vā) VIII. 3. 54.
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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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)
Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (10): Puruṣa-samuddeśa (On Person)
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
6.2 (b). The Vākyapadīya (summary) < [Chapter 1 - The Philosophy of Language: A Bhartṛharian Perspective]
6.2 (c). Commentaries of Vākyapadīya < [Chapter 1 - The Philosophy of Language: A Bhartṛharian Perspective]