The Sanskrit term Hṛradatta can be transliterated into English as Hrradatta or Hriradatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Hṛradatta (हृरदत्त).—Name of a reputed grammarian of Southern India who wrote a very learned and scholarly commentary, named पदमञ्जरी (padamañjarī), on the Kasikavrtti which is held by grammarians as the standard vrtti or gloss on the Sutras of Panini,and studied especially in the schools of the southern grammarians. Haradatta was a Dravida Brahmana, residing in a village on the Bank of Kaveri. His scholarship in Grammar was very sound and he is believed to have commented on many grammarworks.The only fault of the scholar was a very keen sense of egotism which is found in his work, although it can certainly be said that the egotism was not ill-placed and could be justified; cf. एवं प्रकटितोस्माभिर्भाष्ये परिचयः परः। तस्य निःशेषतो मन्ये प्रतिपत्तापि दुर्लभः॥ (evaṃ prakaṭitosmābhirbhāṣye paricayaḥ paraḥ| tasya niḥśeṣato manye pratipattāpi durlabhaḥ||) also प्रक्रियातर्कगहने प्रविष्टो हृष्टमानसः हरदत्तहरिः स्वैरं विहरन् केन वार्यते । (prakriyātarkagahane praviṣṭo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ haradattahariḥ svairaṃ viharan kena vāryate |) Padamajari, on P. I-1-3, 4. The credit of popularising Panini's system of grammar in Southern India goes to Haradatta to a considerable extent.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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