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Panini: His Description of Sanskrit (An Analytical study of the Astadhyayi)

by Jag Deva Singh

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This is a fresh look at Panini's Grammar from the viewpoint of data analyst and resulting rule formations. The author has taken the view that Panini must be rediscovered by following the path of data analysis and explores Panini's technique and offers a fresh insight.

Languages play a very large role in modern technology. The subject matter of computer and intelligent machines requires a deep under standing of the language phenomenon. India has Panini to offer to the world in this respect and Dr. Singh is making him more palatable and fathomable as model for understanding the process of dismantling and reassembling the linguistic structures. His keen analysis of Panini's Grammatical device offers a glimmer of hope for those who would like to review the spirit of Panini rather than worship the ancient gem of human kind. It is high time and fresh and aggressive insight and idea are offered to explore Panini. Panini himself would be proud to see his work come back to life above and beyond the rote that preserved it through the ages.

About the Author:

Dr. Jag Deva Singh, taught Linguistics at Kurukshetra University, and was a Visiting Professor at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Maharashi Dayananda University, Rohtak and Senior Research Fellow, International School of Dravidian Linguistics. Currently he is Chairman of Grammar Engine, Incorporated, Westerville, Ohio - an organization devoted to research in natural and computer languages.

He has already published A Structural Grammar of Bangru and Beginning Sanskrit and has contributed several research papers on Indian linguistics. At present he is engaged in working out Panini's views on language, his theory of linguistic analysis and technique of description.

CONTENTS

Foreword		xii
Preface		xvii
Introduction		xix
1.	Paninina Proktam	1
	1. Panini and his astadhyayi	1
	2. Varieties of language described	2
	3. Standard colloquial as basis of description	2
	4. Data for analysis	4
	5. Task before Panini	5
2.	Linguistic Primes	10
	1. Duality of Primes: Phonological and Grammatical	10
	2. Grammatical Primes	11
3.	Formation of Stems	13
	1. Stem, a grammatical unit	13
	2. Stem constituents	13
	3. Internal structure	14
	4. General features of stem formation	15
4.	Derivative Verbal Stems	17
	1. General	17
	2. Bases of organization	18
	3. Derivatives in san	22
	4. To conclude	24
5.	Formation of krt Stems	25
	1. Organization of Structural Statements	25
	2. Structural description	27
	3. Pairing of constituents	35
	4. Classification of constituents	37
	5. Listing of derivatives	45
	6. Deficient derivations	46
	7. Non-attestation of derivatives	47
	8. Role of meaning	49
	9. Upapada	53
	10. Two upapadas	66
	11. Indeterminate Relations	67
6.	taddhita formation	69
	1. Structure of taddhita derivatives	69
	2. First of the syntactically related forms	72
	3. Endocentric and exocentric constructions	75
	4. Specification of constituents	76
	5. Identification of nuclear constituents	78
	6. Listing of derivatives	82
	7. Syntactic relations between constituents	83
	8. Types of bases	83
	9. Affixes	89
	10. Structural types of taddhita affixes	91
	11. Role of meaning	92
	12. Organization of statements	96
7.	Nominal Compounds	100
	1. What is a compound?	100
	2. Structural description:	101
	3. Types of compounds	102
	4. Compounds and underlying potential phrases	109
	5. Selection of constituents	120
	6. Order of constituents	124
	7. Compound-like forms	127
	8. eka-sesa	128
8.	Types of stems	140
	1. Verbal stems	140
	2. Classes of verbal stems	142
	3. Nominal stem types	150
9.	Pada	161
	1. pada defined	161
	2. Role of pada in linguistic organization	162
	3. Structure of padas	163
	4. Structure of nominal padas	164
	5. Inflectional Suffixes	164
	6. Suffix alternants	165
	7. Bases of stem groupings	165
	8. Nominal stems and their alternation	168
	9. Structure of verbal pada	170
	10. vikarana suffixes	172
	11. Characterization of distribution of vikaranas	177
	12. Representation of syntactic Constructions	182
	13. Augments at etc. attached to stems	183
	14. Substitution and reduplication of stems	184
	15. Verbal stems	185
	16. Inflectional suffixes	186
	17. Augments attached to suffixes	189
10.	Beyond pada: phrases	192
	1. General	192
	2. Phrases	194
11.	Sentence and Discourse	216
	1. General	216
	2. Structure of a sentence:	216
	3. Expansion of core structure	218
	4. Non-Karaka relations between nominals	218
	5. Structure of causal sentences	229
	6. Types of Syntactic constructions	233
	7. How to account for the morphological shape of verbal forms here?	235
	8. Panini cuts the Gordian knot	236
	9. Interrogative Constructions	237
	10. Negative syntactic constructions	240
	11. Complex syntactic constructions	243
	12. Structural linkage	247
	13. Semantic relations	261
	14. Relative position in space	267
	15. Repetition of an action	267
	16. In order to	269
	17. Reason - hetu	271
	18. Condition and consequence	271
	19. Mutual agreement or apprehension	273
	20. Offence against custom	274
	21. Benediction or order	274
	22. Signalling of a future directive etc.	275
	23. 'Do and get'	276
	24. Desire to get something	276
	25. Comparison	277
	26. Discourse	280
12.	Order of Constituents in Syntactic Constructions	285
	1. Nominal phrases	285
	2. Verb phrases	287
	3. Complex sentences and discourse	288
13.	Grammatical categories	290
14.	Representation of grammatical units	330
	1. Basic speech units	330
	2. Grammatical units and levels of representation	331
	3. Phonological representation as basic	336
	4. Realization of phonetic representation	351
	5. Phonological rules	382
	6. Symbols for various representations	388
	7. Table of inventories	395
	8. Terminology	396
Appendix 1 - Contents of the astadhyayi		399
Appendix 2 - Technical terms in the astadhyayi		420
Appendix 3 - List of sutras referred to in the text		440
Appendix 4 - Select Bibliography		468
Index		470
The Author		484

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Panini: His Description of Sanskrit (An Analytical study of the Astadhyayi)

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ISL68

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Hardcover

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1991

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Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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8121505311

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English

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510

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CONTENTS

Foreword		xii
Preface		xvii
Introduction		xix
1.	Paninina Proktam	1
	1. Panini and his astadhyayi	1
	2. Varieties of language described	2
	3. Standard colloquial as basis of description	2
	4. Data for analysis	4
	5. Task before Panini	5
2.	Linguistic Primes	10
	1. Duality of Primes: Phonological and Grammatical	10
	2. Grammatical Primes	11
3.	Formation of Stems	13
	1. Stem, a grammatical unit	13
	2. Stem constituents	13
	3. Internal structure	14
	4. General features of stem formation	15
4.	Derivative Verbal Stems	17
	1. General	17
	2. Bases of organization	18
	3. Derivatives in san	22
	4. To conclude	24
5.	Formation of krt Stems	25
	1. Organization of Structural Statements	25
	2. Structural description	27
	3. Pairing of constituents	35
	4. Classification of constituents	37
	5. Listing of derivatives	45
	6. Deficient derivations	46
	7. Non-attestation of derivatives	47
	8. Role of meaning	49
	9. Upapada	53
	10. Two upapadas	66
	11. Indeterminate Relations	67
6.	taddhita formation	69
	1. Structure of taddhita derivatives	69
	2. First of the syntactically related forms	72
	3. Endocentric and exocentric constructions	75
	4. Specification of constituents	76
	5. Identification of nuclear constituents	78
	6. Listing of derivatives	82
	7. Syntactic relations between constituents	83
	8. Types of bases	83
	9. Affixes	89
	10. Structural types of taddhita affixes	91
	11. Role of meaning	92
	12. Organization of statements	96
7.	Nominal Compounds	100
	1. What is a compound?	100
	2. Structural description:	101
	3. Types of compounds	102
	4. Compounds and underlying potential phrases	109
	5. Selection of constituents	120
	6. Order of constituents	124
	7. Compound-like forms	127
	8. eka-sesa	128
8.	Types of stems	140
	1. Verbal stems	140
	2. Classes of verbal stems	142
	3. Nominal stem types	150
9.	Pada	161
	1. pada defined	161
	2. Role of pada in linguistic organization	162
	3. Structure of padas	163
	4. Structure of nominal padas	164
	5. Inflectional Suffixes	164
	6. Suffix alternants	165
	7. Bases of stem groupings	165
	8. Nominal stems and their alternation	168
	9. Structure of verbal pada	170
	10. vikarana suffixes	172
	11. Characterization of distribution of vikaranas	177
	12. Representation of syntactic Constructions	182
	13. Augments at etc. attached to stems	183
	14. Substitution and reduplication of stems	184
	15. Verbal stems	185
	16. Inflectional suffixes	186
	17. Augments attached to suffixes	189
10.	Beyond pada: phrases	192
	1. General	192
	2. Phrases	194
11.	Sentence and Discourse	216
	1. General	216
	2. Structure of a sentence:	216
	3. Expansion of core structure	218
	4. Non-Karaka relations between nominals	218
	5. Structure of causal sentences	229
	6. Types of Syntactic constructions	233
	7. How to account for the morphological shape of verbal forms here?	235
	8. Panini cuts the Gordian knot	236
	9. Interrogative Constructions	237
	10. Negative syntactic constructions	240
	11. Complex syntactic constructions	243
	12. Structural linkage	247
	13. Semantic relations	261
	14. Relative position in space	267
	15. Repetition of an action	267
	16. In order to	269
	17. Reason - hetu	271
	18. Condition and consequence	271
	19. Mutual agreement or apprehension	273
	20. Offence against custom	274
	21. Benediction or order	274
	22. Signalling of a future directive etc.	275
	23. 'Do and get'	276
	24. Desire to get something	276
	25. Comparison	277
	26. Discourse	280
12.	Order of Constituents in Syntactic Constructions	285
	1. Nominal phrases	285
	2. Verb phrases	287
	3. Complex sentences and discourse	288
13.	Grammatical categories	290
14.	Representation of grammatical units	330
	1. Basic speech units	330
	2. Grammatical units and levels of representation	331
	3. Phonological representation as basic	336
	4. Realization of phonetic representation	351
	5. Phonological rules	382
	6. Symbols for various representations	388
	7. Table of inventories	395
	8. Terminology	396
Appendix 1 - Contents of the astadhyayi		399
Appendix 2 - Technical terms in the astadhyayi		420
Appendix 3 - List of sutras referred to in the text		440
Appendix 4 - Select Bibliography		468
Index		470
The Author		484

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