dictionary of sanskrit grammar

s^Fcr: qgfatftoi 1% mft?-
€K: Rffrt^fT in explanation of
the Slokavarttika tqif§:Rft:..-5# *tm
5Rjn5l¥lI', shows that Patanjali
gives TC5)!^ as the Varttikakara
( of Varttikas in small prose statements)
and the Slokavarttika is riot
composed by Katyayana. As assertions
similar to those made by
other writers are quoted with the
names of their authors ( ^RSt^ffan,
^RPTK, 5Rt|Nr: etc .) in the Mahabhasya,
it is evident that the Varttikas
quoted in the Mahabhasya—
( even excluding the Slokavarttikas)
did not all belong to K atyayana.
For details see pp. 193-200, Vol.
V II, V yakarana Mahabhasya, D.
E . Society’s Edition.
the text of the Varttikas as
traditionally banded over in the oral
recital or in manuscripts. As observed
above ( see although
a large number of Varttikas quoted
in the Mahabhasya are ascribed
to Katyayana, the genuine Vartti-
kapatha giving such Varttikas only,
as were definitely composed by him,
has not been preserved and Nagesa
has actually gone to the length of
making a statement like
gg: ” ; cf. Uddyota on P. I. 1.12
Varttika 6.
gT[%=E9^ a small pithy statement or
assertion in the manner of the
original sutras which is held as
much authoritative as the Sutra;
cf. ?r sj'f 1
a ft l 1 M.Bh. on
P. II. i .i Varttika 23.
350
categorical conclusive
statements made by the Varttikakara
many of which were cited
later on as Paribhasas by later
writers. For details see pp. 2x2-220.
Vol. VII, Vyakarana Mahabhasya,
D. E. Society’s Edition.
the same as which
see above. The Varttikas are termed
Varttika sutras on account of
their close similarity with the
original Sutras, which in contrast
are termed Vrttisutras.
an ancient grammarian quoted
in the Mahabhasya and the
Nirukta in connection with the sixfold
division of bhava or verbal
a ctiv ity; cf. Wfnftftr
qWqf&i: 1 3rfer
fsRWcftRr Nir. 1.3.
citing an option not specifically
by the particle qT, b u t by the term s
and the like ; cf.
P- I- 4-53 Vart. 1 ; cf. also M. Bh.
on P. I. 3.79, II. 1.18 etc.
sTtR'TR also, laying down an
option regarding a grammatical
operation ; cf. * 3 % ^ f 3T®l*r-
dtrft P. II. 3.16 Vart. x ;
cf. also
gmrg% racjrffrfcr M. Bh. on P.
III. 1.31 Vart. 2 ; cf. also M. Bh. on
P. III. 1.94.
5W R R the dictum cf applying
optionally any two or more krt
affixes to a root if they become
applicable at one and the same time,
only provided that those affixes are
not in the topic of ( P. III. 3.
94 etc.) and are not the same in
appearance such as or, 'sr, ^ etc.,
which are the same viz. 3T; cf. qrg^St-
sfeqra; P. III. 1.94; cf. also JfRFCT-
Dgsft *rR*3ifer'M. Bh. on P. III.
2.146 Vart. 1 ; cf also M. Bh on P.
III. 2.150 Vart. 1. The words 3TO¥'T
and are also used in the
same sense; cf. q