[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) › c8.s15.2 # India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c8.s15.2 India as Known to Pāṇini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashṭādhyāyī c8.s15.2 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.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). - [Previous: c8.s15.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c8.s15.1) - [Next: c8.s15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c8.s15.3) - [Up: c8.s15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c8.s15) ## Cites (1) - [Aṣṭādhyāyī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.vyakarana.astadhyayi-school.astadhyayi.4.1.92) — Pāṇini, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c8.s15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.agrawala-1953.c8.s15.2) · Pramāṇa