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Viṭṭhala

Viṭṭhala is believed to be the grandson of Rāmacandraśeṣa (the author of the Prakriyākaumudī).
Name
Viṭṭhala
Date Active
c. 1500 A.D.

References

  • Trivedi, Rao Bahadur Kamalashankar Pranashankar (ed.) (1925, 1931), The Prakriyākaumudī (in two parts). With the commentary Prasāda of Viṭṭhala. Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.
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Texts

  • Prakriyākaumudī
    The Prakriyākaumudī is a commentary on the Aṣṭādhyāyī. It is one of the earliest Aṣṭādhyāyī commentaries with a thematic reordering of the sūtras and may have served as a model for Bhaṭṭojidīkṣita'...
  • Prakriyākaumudīprasāda
    The Prakriyākaumudīprasāda (a.k.a. Prasāda) is a commentary on the Prakriyākaumudī. Its author is Viṭṭhala.

Authors

  • Rāmacandraśeṣa
    Rāmacandraśeṣa (a.k.a. Rāmacandra Śeṣa or Rāmacandra) is believed to be the grandfather of Viṭṭhala (the author of the commentary Prakriyākaumudīprasāda on Rāmacandraśeṣa's Prakriyākaumudī). Some a...

Linguistic Traditions

  • Pāṇinīya vyākaraṇa
    Pāṇinīya vyākaraṇa (Pāṇinian grammar) refers to the Sanskrit grammatical tradition including and based on Pāṇini's grammar the Aṣṭādhyāyī (c. 400 BC). The Aṣṭādhyāyī...
Cite this page:
Shen, Yiming (2021). 'Viṭṭhala'. . First published on 02 Aug 2021. Last updated on 03 Aug 2021.
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