This brief note addresses the correct reading and interpretation of the Sanskrit epigraphical term padanudhyāta, which has been mistranslated in previous publications. Examining an inscription from…
K. Chattopadhyaya investigates the date of the Sanskrit drama Kaumudīmāhotsava and critiques K.P. Jayaswal’s claim that it belongs to the early Gupta period. Jayaswal used the play to reconstruct the…
The article critiques Dr. Batakrishna Ghosh's claim that Panini's *sūtras* (1.1.16-19) directly borrow from or mechanically copy the *Rkpratisakhya*, a treatise linked to the *RV Padapitha*. The…
This note responds to a previous article that lamented the ‘absence’ of Vyomasiva’s commentary Vyomavati on the Praśastapāda‑bhāṣya. The author clarifies that the Vyomavati is not lost: manuscripts…
Exploring references to science in the works of the grammarian Patanjali, the article argues that Patanjali displayed awareness of astronomy, prosody and phonetics. By examining examples from the…