[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s8.356 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.356 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.356 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s8.356](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.356) Śakaṭāyana, ‘descendant of Śakaṭa,’ is the patronymic of a grammarian referred to by Yāska¹ and in the Prātiśakhyas,² as well as often later. - [Previous: v2.c4.s8.355](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.355) - [Next: v2.c4.s8.357](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.357) - [Up: v2.c4.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.356](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s8.356) · Pramāṇa