The Kāśikāvṛtti (“the commentary of [composed or used in] Kāśi, i.e. Varanasi“) is a commentary on Pāṇini, attributed to Jayāditya and Vāmana, composed in c. the 7th century.
It is considered one of the great grammar texts of Sanskrit after Pāṇini‘s Aṣṭādhyāyī (4th century BCE), Kātyāyana‘s Vārtikās (6th-4th century BCE-unclear), Patanjali‘s Mahabhasya (2nd century BCE), and Bhartṛhari‘s Vākyapadīya (6th century CE). Ekavrutti and Prachin Vrutti are the other names used for Kāśikāvṛttī. Nyasa by Jinendra Buddhi and Padamanjari by Haradatta Mishra are the famous commentaries on Kāśikāvṛtti.[citation needed]
Importance
Vruttis prior to Kashika did not contain Ganapatha. Whereas Kashika contains Ganapatha. Kashika quotes different extinct Vruttis of scholars from the pre-paninian period. Which are not mentioned anywhere else. Examples and counterexamples included in Kashika are taken from ancient Vruttis. Hence, it provides knowledge about ancient historical facts.[1]
Structure
It it a commentary on the Ashtadhyayi. It follows the same structure. Kashika contains 8 adhyayas. These 8 adhyayas are divided into 4 padas, giving a total of 32 padas.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Sarvahitkari (2021-03-16). Sanskrit Vyakaran Shastra ka Itihas – Yudhishthir Mimansak.
- ^ Sarvahitkari (2021-03-16). Sanskrit Vyakaran Shastra ka Itihas – Yudhishthir Mimansak.
- Aryendra Sharma, Kasika – a commentary on Pāṇini’s grammar by Vamana and Jayaditya. Hyderabad : Osmania University, Sanskrit Academy 1969–1985.
- P. Haag and V. Vergiani (eds.), Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti : the section on pratyāhāras; critical edition, translation and other contributions, Firenze : Società Editrice Fiorentina; New Delhi : Manohar, 2009, ISBN 978-88-6032-114-5.
- Apurba Chandra Barthakuria, India in the Age of the Kasikavrtti (2000).
- Yudhishthir Mimansak , Sanskrit Vyakaran Shastra Ka Itihas,Part-1, Ramlal Kapoor Trust, Hariyana, Third edition 1973