Articles on Sanskrit Grammar Tradition
King Narasimha of Gaunda and the study of the Mahabhasya in Bengal
By Jogendra Chandra Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
Indra and Panini
By B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932
The claim that Indra is among the sixty-four predecessors cited by Panini in grammatical science is refuted in the text. M. Srinivasa Iyengar’s assertion in *Tamil Studies* that Indra was one of Panini’s predecessors is incorrect, as Panini explicitly names…
The Authorship of the Anunyasa
By Kshitish Chandra Chatterjee · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931
This article, written by Kshitis Chandra Chatterji, discusses the authorship of the Anunyāsa, a grammatical treatise sometimes conflated with the Tantrapradīpa of Maitreya Rakṣita. In the introduction to his edition of the Kāśikāvivaraṇapañcikā, Prof.…
The Bhagavrtti
By Kshitish Chandra Chatterjee · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931
The Bhagavrtti is an ancient Sanskrit grammatical commentary whose authorship remains uncertain. While some scholars, like Prof. Sris Chandra Chakravarti, speculated it was written by Bhartrhari, this claim is disputed. Chakravarti cited passages from…
Max Muller's Introduction to the Rgveda-Pratisakhya
By Batakrishna Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
Max Müller's *Introduction to the Rgveda-Pratisakhya* details rules for *abhinidhana* (pause) in Vedic phonology. *Abhinidhana* occurs under specific conditions: (1) when *sparasas* (consonants) appear at the end of words (e.g., *vak, tristup*), (2) when…