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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Sphoṭāyana (स्फोटायन).—An ancient grammarian referred to by Panini in the rule अवङ् स्फोटायनस्य (avaṅ sphoṭāyanasya) P.VI.1.123. Great grammarians like Haradatta observe that this स्फोटायन (sphoṭāyana) was the first advocate of the Sphota theory and hence he was nicknamed स्फोटायन (sphoṭāyana); cf. स्फोटः अयनं परायणं यस्य सः स्फोटायनः स्फोटप्रतिपादनपरो वैयाकरणाचार्यः । (sphoṭaḥ ayanaṃ parāyaṇaṃ yasya saḥ sphoṭāyanaḥ sphoṭapratipādanaparo vaiyākaraṇācāryaḥ |) Padamajari on P. VI.1.123.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sphoṭāyana (स्फोटायन).—m.

(-naḥ) A Muni so named.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sphoṭāyana (स्फोटायन).—[masculine] [Name] of a grammarian.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Sphoṭāyana (स्फोटायन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—grammarian. Quoted by Pāṇini 6, 1, 123.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sphoṭāyana (स्फोटायन):—[from sphuṭ] m. Name of a grammarian, [Pāṇini 6-1, 123.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sphoṭāyana (स्फोटायन):—(naḥ) 1. m. Name of a sage.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sphotayana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Tattvabindu of Vachaspati Mishra (study) (by Kishor Deka)

Part 2 - Sphoṭa—A Historical Overview < [Chapter 2 - Sphoṭavāda and its refutation by Vācaspati Miśra]

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 8.13.23 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]

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Purana Bulletin

Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]

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