A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.s2.111
A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.s2.111
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Before we attempt to answer this question, it will be necessary to establish the identity of Kātyāyana and Vararuchi. Kâtyâyana was the author of the Sarvânukramanî, and the same work is quoted as the Sarvânukramanî of Vararuchi¹, the compiler of the doctrines of Śaunaka. In Professor Wilson's Catalogue of the Mackenzie Collection, a Prâtiśâkhya is ascribed to Vararuchi, and this can hardly be anything else but the Mâdhyandina-prâtiśâkhya of Kâtyâyana. Hemachandra in his Dictionary gives Vararuchi as a synonyme of Kâtyâyana without any further comment, just as he gives Śâlaturîya as a synonyme of Pânini.