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Panini

February 21, 2024July 10, 2015 by Elliot

Panini is a very well-known Sanskrit grammarian that literally changed the way that language functioned until the 20th century and helped to pave the way for many aspects of modern language as we know it. No one really knows when Panini was born or how he was raised, but most scholars place his birth around … Read more

Sutra | सूत्र

August 2, 2014 by Elliot

A sutra is an aphorism, or collection of aphorisms in a manual or script from Buddhism, Hinduism, or Jainism. Siv means thread or line holding things together, which likely literally referred to the palm leaves used to write the manuscripts. This separates them from the Vedas which were passed down orally until recently. This form of … Read more