Studies on Panini's grammar - DWC

64 <strong>Studies</strong> on Pä~inï s Grammar
The author has given complete pädas (I pä. 3; 2 pä. 1-3) to subjects
which demanded an extensive discussion. In the pädas I, 1 and I, 2 the
most fundamental grammatical notions are explained. The shorter discussions
are placed at the end of 1 pä. 2 or coUected in the fourth päda of
the first and second adhyäya. The last mentioned Eact combined with the
character of l. 4, 109 sq. as a 'distinctive insertion' (§ 71 no. 2) proves the
two adhyäyas to be unities in respect to composition (cf. § 73 sq., IAa_and
lAb) .
Finally, taking into consideration that the ma in subjects of grammar are
its fundamental notions and the theory of declension, conjugation, composition.
indeclinability and derivation, we can give the following concise
table of the first two adhyäyas:
General subjects 1. 1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2,1 2, 2 \2, 3 \2, 4
fundamental notions - -
theory of declension - - - -
conjugation
" "
- - -
composition
" "
- - -
indeclinability -
" "
-
§ 88. T h epI ace 0 E t hef i r s t t w 0 a d h y ä Y a sin t h e
p I a n 0 f c 0 m pos i t ion 0 f t het 0 t a I wor k.
The discussion of the pada-bha-passage and the ku-gati-passage has
proved that the first two adhyäyas must have formed, Erom the very
beg inning a part of the Sütra-pätha.
Although several parts of these adhyäyas have a general character (e.g.
1 pä. 1 and l. 2, 1-46) or form a bridge between div. IB and div. 11, on
the other hand very extensive portions, such as the discussion of the
compounds or the noun-cases, agree in character completely with the
sections which make up adhyayas 3-5. Therefore we may symbolise the
composition of the Aljtädhyäyi by the formula: (1, 2; 3, 4-5). (6-8).
In other words, the first part of the argumentation needed Eor proving the
scheme of division given in § 73 sq. has come to a close.
§ 89. Th e di c hot 0 mie a I d i v i s ion 0 f th e a d h y ä Y a s
6--8. E x pos i t ion 0 E t h e pro bIe m.
Adhyäyas 6--8 Eorm a unity of composition when compared with adhy.
1-5, the group 1-5 discussing the components of the words and their
meanings and the group 6-8 explaining the coalescence of word-components
into words and of words into sentences.
The first division of these three adhyäyas into the group 6--7 and the
singJe adhyäya 8 is evident, for, although the distribution of the subjects
over these adhyäyas cannet be described with accuracy in a short formula,