India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c8.s15.2

c8.s15.2

*CLASSES OF NAMES KNOWN TO PĀṆINI*—These were of four principal classes: (1) *Gotra* names mentioned in Chap. IV, *pāda* 1 of the *Ashṭādhyāyī*, *e.g.* Gārgya. (2) Patronymics, *e.g.* Upagu's son called Aupagava (*Tasyāpatyam*, IV.1.92). (3) Names derived from localities, where they or their ancestors lived (*nivāsa* and *abhijana*). They throw light on the geography of the country. (4) Personal names proper (*manushya-nāma*, V.3.78-84) which are mainly dealt with in this chapter (also referred to as *saṁjñās*, V.3.75; VI.2.106; VI.2.159; VI.2.165).