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Mādhavīyadhātuvṛtti

The Mādhavīyadhātuvṛtti is a commentary on the Pāṇinian Dhātupāṭha. It gives the technical derivation (prakriyā) of finite and non-finite forms of the verbal roots in that dhātupāṭha. Some believe that the Mādhavīyadhātuvṛtti was authored by Sāyaṇa and attributed by Sāyaṇa to his brother Mādhava.

Approximate Date of Creation

1350 A.D.

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References

Dwarikadasshastri (ed.) (1964), The Madhaviya Dhatuvritti. By Sāyaṇācārya. Varanasi: Prāchya Bhāratī Prakāshana.

Texts

A dhātupāṭha is a list of Sanskrit verbal roots. Different grammatical schools in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition (vyākaraṇa) have different dhātupāṭhas: e.g. the P...

Authors

Mādhava was the brother of Sāyaṇa. Some in the tradition believe that 'Vidyāraṇya' is another name of Mādhava and is not the name of a different person. The relation and identity between Sāyaṇa, Mā...

Sāyaṇa (d. 1387) was the brother of Mādhava. The relation and identity between Sāyaṇa, Mādhava, and Vidyāraṇya are a subject of scholarly debate. Sāyaṇa was a minister at the court of Harihara I an...

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...