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Also known as Pāṇini, Daksiputra Panini, Pánini, Pānini

Panini (, ) was a Sanskrit grammarian, logician, philologist, and revered scholar of Ancient India during the mid-1st millennium BCE, dated variously by most scholars between the 6th–5th and 4th centuries BCE.

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Panini was a male linguist, writer, and grammarian from Gandhara who lived during the Mahajanapada time period. Born in 520 BCE and dying in 460 BCE, he was a Hindu who wrote in Sanskrit, his native language. His primary field of work included Vyakarana and linguistics.

He is the author of 41 works, including The Ashtadhyayi, Sanskrit Grammar in Sanskrit and English (Ashtadhygyj), Madhaviyadhatuvrittih, The Ashtadhyayi Translated Into English by Srisa Chandra Vasu, and Grammatik. His name in his native language is पाणिनि, and his entry in abbreviations tables is Pāṇ. He is described by sources such as the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Works
41

Top works

  • The Ashtadhyayi
  • Sanskrit Grammar in Sanskrit and English (Ashtadhygyj)
  • Madhaviyadhatuvrittih
  • The Ashtadhyayi Translated Into English by Srisa Chandra Vasu
  • Vyākaraṇamitākṣarā ; Annaṃbhaṭṭapraṇīta ; Śrīparavastu Śrīnivāsa Jagannāthasvāmibhirāryavaragurubhistatputreṇa Bhaṭṭanātha Svāmi Vidyāratnena ca saṃśodhitā

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Key facts

Philosopher.name
Pāṇini
Philosopher.birth_place
Ancient India
Philosopher.image
Stamp of India - 2004 - Colnect 158527 - Panini.jpeg
Philosopher.era
variously dated between 6th–5th century BCE and 4th century BCE
Philosopher.region
Indian philosophy
Philosopher.main_interests
Grammar, linguistics
Philosopher.notable_works
'''' (Classical Sanskrit)
Philosopher.notable_ideas
Descriptive linguistics

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Gandhara
Occupation
grammarian
Languages spoken
Sanskrit
Native language
Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
Field of work
linguistics
Image
Panini 1.jpg
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date of birth
0520-00-00
described by source
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
name in native language
पाणिनि
time period
Mahajanapada
Commons category
Pāṇini
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
entry in abbreviations table
Pāṇ.
date of death
0460-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Dating
  • Location
  • Legends and later reception
  • ''Ashtadhyayi''
  • ''Bhaṭṭikāvya''
  • Legacy
  • Modern linguistics
  • De Saussure
  • Comparison with modern formal systems
  • Other works
  • See also
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Panini (, ) was a Sanskrit grammarian, logician, philologist, and revered scholar of Ancient India during the mid-1st millennium BCE, dated variously by most scholars between the 6th–5th and 4th centuries BCE.

The historical facts of his life are unknown, except only what can be inferred from his works, and legends recorded long after. His most notable work, the Ashtadhyayi (Aṣṭādhyāyī) (Devanagari: अष्टाध्यायी), is conventionally taken to mark the start of Classical Sanskrit. His work formally codified Classical Sanskrit as a refined and standardized language, making use of a technical metalanguage consisting of a syntax, morphology, and lexicon, organised according to a series of meta-rules.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Panini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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