Sharma R. N. The Astadhyayi of Panini Volume 6 (English Translation
of Adhyayas Seven and Eight with Sanskrit Text, Transliteration,
Word-Boundary, Anuvrtti, Vrtti, Explanatory Notes, Derivational
History of Examples, and Indices). - Munshiram Manoharlal, 2003. -
831 p.
Part 6 of a 6-volume series.
This volume of the A???dhy?y? of P??ini contains English translation of adhy?yas seven and eight. It includes Sanskrit text of individual s?tras with their transliteration, word-boundaries, indication of inflectional endings and formation of compounds. Each s?tra is also fuished with anuv?tti, v?tti, examples, detailed explanatory notes, and complete derivational history of examples cited by the Ka?ik?v?tti.
Explanatory notes are presented to facilitate proper understanding of individual s?tras, especially in view of their formulation, interpretation, application and relative placement in the grammar.
An attempt has been made to sort out and explain pertinent issues, as raised and discussed by major commentaries particularly the Mah?bh??ya of Pata?jali. Derivational details of examples, unlike earlier volumes, are fuished under explanatory notes of individual rules.
This completes the author’s six-volume study on the A???dhy?y? of P??ini.
Rama Nath Sharma was bo (1939) at Chhata, Ballia (India), as the eldest son of Pandit Raghunath Sharma, the author of the commentary Amb?kartr? on the V?kyapad?ya of Bhart?hari. He is currently Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. After receiving M.A. in Hindi literature (Allahabad 1959) and Linguistics (Agra 1962), he taught Linguistics and Hindi literature at the University of Allahabad (1962–66). He received his Ph.D. (1971) in General Linguistics from the University of Rochester where he also taught Linguistics for five years (1970–75). His research interest includes Linguistic theory in general, and P??ini and the Indian grammatical tradition, in particular.
[First published 2003. ]
Part 6 of a 6-volume series.
This volume of the A???dhy?y? of P??ini contains English translation of adhy?yas seven and eight. It includes Sanskrit text of individual s?tras with their transliteration, word-boundaries, indication of inflectional endings and formation of compounds. Each s?tra is also fuished with anuv?tti, v?tti, examples, detailed explanatory notes, and complete derivational history of examples cited by the Ka?ik?v?tti.
Explanatory notes are presented to facilitate proper understanding of individual s?tras, especially in view of their formulation, interpretation, application and relative placement in the grammar.
An attempt has been made to sort out and explain pertinent issues, as raised and discussed by major commentaries particularly the Mah?bh??ya of Pata?jali. Derivational details of examples, unlike earlier volumes, are fuished under explanatory notes of individual rules.
This completes the author’s six-volume study on the A???dhy?y? of P??ini.
Rama Nath Sharma was bo (1939) at Chhata, Ballia (India), as the eldest son of Pandit Raghunath Sharma, the author of the commentary Amb?kartr? on the V?kyapad?ya of Bhart?hari. He is currently Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. After receiving M.A. in Hindi literature (Allahabad 1959) and Linguistics (Agra 1962), he taught Linguistics and Hindi literature at the University of Allahabad (1962–66). He received his Ph.D. (1971) in General Linguistics from the University of Rochester where he also taught Linguistics for five years (1970–75). His research interest includes Linguistic theory in general, and P??ini and the Indian grammatical tradition, in particular.
[First published 2003. ]