The Laghusiddhantakaumudi of Varadaraja: A Primer of Panini's Grammar

Author: Ram, Kanshi

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 675

Release Date: 01-01-2022

Details: The present volume, which is the third and final of thethree-volume-series, consists of five chapters containing theelucidated translation of 508 sutras and 69 varttikas which laydown the meaning conditions for the use of case-endings and explainthe derivational process of primary (krdanta) and secondary(taddhitanta) derivates, compounds (samasa) and feminine forms. Thescheme and method of exposition adopted in the preceding twovolumes have been followed here also. In the first chapter, the krt-affixes are expounded. Theaffixes, which are prescribed after verbal roots in the governingdomain of dhatoh (763) and are other than tin-affixes, aredesignated as krt in accordance with the aphorism krdatin (301).These primary affixes are employed to form nominal bases likekarta, pacaka, etc. and other primary derivatives such as pitva,gacchan, etc. These affixes have been treated under four heads inthe Laghu: (1) krtya affixes, (2) purvakrdanta, (3) unadisutras and(4) uttarakrdanta. The second chapter entitledvibhaktyartha-prakarana discusses the karaka and upapadacase-endings very briefly. The third chapter is devoted tocompounds (samasa). The words for the sake of brevity. The purposeof the grammatical function of compounding words is to bring abouta unique single word which is to have one main accent (aikapadyamaikasvaryan ca samasatvad bhavati, Kasika on Pa 2.1.27). Toexplain, the syntactically and semantically connected words rajnahand purusah occurring in the string rajnah purusah, are combinedinto a single compound word rajapurusah by sasthi (927). Since itis treated as a single word, it has one main accent, that is, thelast vowel a, following the cerebral sibilant s, is marked with theudatta accent by samasasya Pa. 6.1.223. The fourth chapter explainsthe derivational process after the introduction of taddhita affixeswhich are introduced after a finished word ending in a sup-affixwhich is deleted as the derivatives formed with these affixes areassigned the pratipadik

EAN: 9788120836167

Package Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.6 inches

Languages: English