Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.s3.t5.5

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Some ancient Chinese literature retained part of the original analysis of the Sanskrit grammar as found in *Panini-sutra* but there was no specific edition of translation of Sanskrit grammar book. The paper of Jin Kemu named *Panini Sutra: An Overall Survey of Sanskrit Grammar* was the first paper of Chinese scholar studying *Panini-sutra* which systematically explained the characteristics of the system of *Panini-sutra*, and its important significance in linguistic philosophy and history of cultural thought. In 1996, Ji Xianlin, et. al., translated the book, *An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language*, written by German scholar Adolf Fridrich Stenzler. In 2001, Duan Qing published a book *Introduction to Panini Grammar: Explanations of Sarasiddhantakaumudi* which used the Sanskrit grammar series of Panini with the Sanskrit text of *Sarasiddhantakaumudi* as the basis of explanations. It offered an overall introduction to the grammar system of Panini and has been rated as the first contemporary book devoted to the study of Sanskrit grammar in China.