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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Tadantavidhi (तदन्तविधि).—A peculiar feature in the interpretation of the rules of Panini, laid down by the author of the Sutras himself by virtue of which an adjectival word, qualifying its principal word, does not denote itself, but something ending with it also; cf. येन विधिस्तदन्तस्य (yena vidhistadantasya) P.I.1.72.This feature is principally noticed in the case of general words or adhikaras which are put in a particular rule, but which Occur in a large number of subsequent rules; for instance, the word प्राति-पदिकात् (prāti-padikāt), put in P.IV.1.1, is valid in every rule upto the end of chapter V and the words अतः, उतः, यञः (ataḥ, utaḥ, yañaḥ) etc. mean अदन्ताद्, उदन्तात्, यञन्तात् (adantād, udantāt, yañantāt) etc. Similarly the words धातोः (dhātoḥ) (P.III.1.91) and अङ्गस्य (aṅgasya) (P.VI. 4.1) occurring in a number of subsequent rules have the adjectival words to them, which are mentioned in subsequent rules, denoting not only those words,but words ending with them. In a large number of cases this feature of तदन्तविधि (tadantavidhi) is not desirable, as it, goes against arriving at the desired forms, and exceptions deduced from Panini's rules are laid down by the Varttikakara and later grammarians; cf. Par. Sek. Pari. 16,23, 31 : also Mahabhasya on P.I.1.72.

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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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Full-text: Vidhana, Tadadividhi, Grahana, Ash.

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