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Bhāṣāvṛtti

The Bhāṣāvṛtti is a relatively concise partial commentary on the Aṣṭādhyāyī, not commenting on the sūtras treating the Vedic language. Its author is Puruṣottamadeva.
Approximate Date of Creation
1150 A.D.
Location
Bengal
Author
Puruṣottamadeva

Text Type

  • Commentary
    A type of text

References

  • Chakravarti, Srish Chandra (ed.) (1918), The Bhasha-vritti. A commentary on Panini's grammatical aphorisms excepting those which exclusively pertain to the Vedas. By Purushottamadeva. Rajshahi: The Varendra Research Society.
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Texts

  • Aṣṭādhyāyī
    The Aṣṭādhyāyī is the foundational sūtra text of the Pāṇinian grammatical school, and also (one of) the most important text in the Sanskrit grammatical tradition (vyākaraṇa) and the Indian literary...

Authors

  • Puruṣottamadeva
    Puruṣottamadeva was from eastern India, possibly Bengal.

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). 'Bhāṣāvṛtti'. . First published on 07 Jul 2021. Last updated on 07 Jul 2021.
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