India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c5.3

c5.3

Grammar (*Vyākaraṇa*) 1; Pāṇini’s Greatness 1; Epithets 4; Kātyāyana’s Estimate 4; Patañjali’s Tribute 5; The Dakshas, A Northern People 8; Śalātura, Birth-Place of Pāṇini 9; Tradition about Pāṇini’s Life 11; *Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa* 11; Rājaśekhara 11; Account of Yuan Chwang 12; Origin of Ancient Letters 14; Growth of Literature 14; Aindra System 15; Different Schools before Pāṇini 16; Comparative Decay of Grammatical Studies 16; Pāṇini’s Method 17; Pāṇini and Maheśvara 18; Pāṇini’s Effort 18; Extent of Pāṇini’s Work 19; Pāṇini’s Work, A Complete Digest 19; Pāṇini and Pāṭaliputra 20; The Great Synod (*Sabhā*) 20; Recognition of Learning 21; Pāṇini as A Poet 22; The *Ashṭādhyāyī*: Its Name 23; Text 24; *Gaṇa-pāṭha* 26; *Kāśikā*, Its Value for Pāṇinian Tradition 29; Stock-Examples 30; Pāṇini as A Teacher 30; Nature of the Original *Vyākhyānas* 31.