Sarvadarshanasangraha 13.11

13.11

If it be objected: 'For immediate comprehension of that meaning, let it simply be said, "Now begins grammar" [atha vyākaraṇam]; the extra syllables "Now begins the instruction on words" are stated in vain'—do not say so; for by employing the descriptive title 'śabdānuśāsana', the explanation of its purpose as conveying its status as an auxiliary of the Veda [vedāṅga] is accomplished. Otherwise, if the purpose were not stated, students would not undertake the study of grammar at all. If it is said: 'Will not their undertaking be established simply by the injunction to study: "Dharma is without cause; the Veda with its six auxiliaries is to be studied"?'—