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A Note on the Evidence of Pāṇini on Vāsudeva‑worship

By K. G. Subrahmanyam

Vol. 2 · No. 1March - 1926pp. 186–188English
Panini Vasudeva Worship

Summary

The article examines Panini's sūtra 14.3.98 and its connection to Vāsudeva-worship. Pāṇini's sūtra prescribes a specific suffixation rule, and Patañjalimī's Mahābhāṣya discusses whether "Vāsudeva" refers to a Gotra, Ksatriya, or a divine name. Patañjali concludes it denotes the Lord, arguing no redundancy exists in Panini's rules. The author refutes objections claiming "bhakti" (religious adoration) in sūtra 14.3.95 is unnecessary, asserting Panini's distinction between sect-names (under 14.2.24) and divine names remains valid. The analysis affirms Bhandarkar's view that Panini's sūtra provides evidence for Vāsudeva-worship. The second section briefly reports on archaeological progress in Mysore (1923-24), highlighting Dr. R. Shama Shastri's work, including temple surveys, repairs, and museum initiatives.

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Conclusion

This analysis demonstrates that Pāṇini's sūtra 14,3,98, as interpreted by Patañjalimātra

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  • “It is very easy to maintain the view held by Bhandarkar that the siitra 1४, 3, 98 of Panini could be taken as evidence of Visudeva-wor- ship in his times.”
  • “Here we see Patafijali discussing all the possibilities, and finding po other way he comes to the conclusion that the word in question thould be the name of the Lord.”
  • “Thus it can be establised that Panini's rule 1v, 3, g8 is surely an evi-dence of Visudeva-worship તડ conceived of by Sir R. G. Bhandarkar and that the other word 15 not used in the sense of god,”

Works cited in this article

  1. Vide I, H. Q., vol. I, No. 3, pp. 483
  2. Sabdakaustubha, Chowkh. S.S., vol. 11, p. 182

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Vol. 2 · No. 1
1–15A Short History of CeylonWilhelm Geiger16–27Stupa and TombB. M. Barua27–38Rasātala or the Under‑WorldNandu Lal Dey38–47The Trade of India (from the earliest period up to the 2nd century A.D.)P. T. Srinivas Iyengar47–52SalihotraGirindranath Mukherji53–67Some old Bengali Books and Periodicals in the British MuseumSushil Kumar De67–76Patañjali as he reveals himself in the MahābhāṣyaPrabhat Chandra Chakravarti77–86A Copper‑plate Grant of Viśvarūpa Sena of BengalHariprasad G. Shastri89–128Inscriptional Excursions in Respect of Asoka EdictsB. M. Barua129–146Principles of Hindu Taxation – Canons of TaxationJ. N. C. Ganguly146–157Hindu Politics in Italian – MachiavellismBenoy Kumar Sarkar157–158Two Seals from CutchD. B. Diskalkar159–176Indian Literature Abroad (In China) IIPrabhat Kumar Mukherji177–180The date of Kaniska and Mr. KimuraSten Konow180–182A Note on Excavation‑work by Medieval BengaleesRamesh Basu183–186Perumal's ApostacyK. Rama Pisharoti186–188A Note on the Evidence of Pāṇini on Vāsudeva‑worshipK. G. SubrahmanyamCurrent article188–191Progress of Archaeological Research in MysoreC. S. Srinivasachari192–195The Cerebralization of the Dental Nasal in PāliVidhushekhara Bhattacharya195–198Calcutta Imperial Library198–203Ownership of the Soil in Ancient India : The evidence of certain texts discussedU. N. Ghoshal204–214ReviewsNalinaksha Dutt, U. N. Ghoshal, D. Bhattacharya, Panchanan Mitra, Subimal Chandra Datta215–219Select Contents of Oriental Journals

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