[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953) › c5.3 # India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c5.3 India as Known to Pāṇini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashṭādhyāyī c5.3 - **Language:** English ### [c5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.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. - [Previous: c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c5.2) - [Next: c5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c5.4) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c5.3) · Pramāṇa