Phin, Phiñ: 1 definition

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Phiñ (फिञ्).—tad. affix आयनि (āyani) applied to the word मिमत (mimata) in the sense of offspring e.g. मैमतायनिः (maimatāyaniḥ) ; cf. P.IV.1.150; it is also added in the same sense of (offspring) to the words तिक (tika) and others as also to the word कौसल्य (kausalya), twosyllabled words ending with अण् (aṇ) and to words वाकिन (vākina) and others; e.g. तैकायनिः, कौसल्यायनिः, वाकिनकायनिः (taikāyaniḥ, kausalyāyaniḥ, vākinakāyaniḥ) etc.; cf. P.IV.1.159.

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Phin (फिन्).—tad. affix आयनि (āyani) in the sense of offspring added according to the Eastern grammarians to words not beginning with आ, ऐ (ā, ai) or औ (au), e.g. ग्लुचुकायनिः (glucukāyaniḥ),cf. IV.1.160.

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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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