India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c6.11
India as Known to Pāṇini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashṭādhyāyī c6.11
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On the whole one may say that Pāṇini's grammar is related to Sanskrit like the tap-root of a tree, the source of its sap and vitality regulating its growth. For Indo-European philology, Pāṇini's work has proved of inestimable value. For Indian history and culture, the *Ashṭādhyāyī* is a mine of trustworthy information throwing light on numerous institutions, as the present study is directed to show.