Quote: Panini's mathematical grammar described the language as spoken, concisely defined by enumerations and rules; transmitted orally; transform from syntactic relationship to phonemic realization

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Looking into [Panini's grammar Astadhyayi] itself, the purpose seems to … (b) to give the variations wherever necessary … [p. 18] (ii) to give a new functional orientation … , by defining either in terms of lists … description in a concise style primarily meant for … , so that a student may have the … (iv) to start from the syntactic relationship and … may be able to generate new forms, as … taking recourse to specific illustrations.   Google-1   Google-2

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