India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c10.s1.1

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Pāṇini's grammar was the outcome of a considerable development of language and literature. That linguistic and literary development was in its turn the product of a suitable educational system amply justified by its results. The *Ashṭādhyāyī* throws valuable light on the evolution of different literary forms and types of compositions, educational institutions, students and teachers, methods of instruction, subjects of study, and works then known—a fact of great importance for the literary history of ancient India. Patañjali supplements Pāṇini's information in many ways.