Kāśikāvṛttī

The ' ("the commentary of [composed or used in] KÃÂÃÂi, i.e. Varanasi") is a commentary on PÃÂÃ¡Â¹Âini, attributed to JayÃÂditya and VÃÂmana, composed in c. the 7th century.

It is considered one of the great grammar texts of Sanskrit after PÃÂÃ¡Â¹Âini's AÃ¡Â¹Â£Ã¡Â¹ÂÃÂdhyÃÂyÃÂ« (4th century BCE), KÃÂtyÃÂyana's VÃÂrtikÃÂs (6th-4th century BCE-unclear), Patanjali's Mahabhasya (2nd century BCE), and BhartÃ¡Â¹Âhari's VÃÂkyapadÃÂ«ya (6th century CE).

See also

PÃÂÃ¡Â¹Âini

Sanskrit grammarians

BhaÃ¡Â¹ÂÃ¡Â¹ÂikÃÂvya

BhaÃ¡Â¹ÂÃ¡Â¹Âoji DÃÂ«kÃ¡Â¹Â£ita

References

Aryendra Sharma, Kasika - a commentary on PÃÂÃ¡Â¹Âini's grammar by Vamana and Jayaditya. Hyderabad : Osmania University, Sanskrit Academy 1969Ã¢ÂÂ1985.

P. Haag and V. Vergiani (eds.), Studies in the KÃÂÃÂikÃÂvÃ¡Â¹Âtti : the section on pratyÃÂhÃÂras; critical edition, translation and other contributions, Firenze : SocietÃÂ Editrice Fiorentina; New Delhi : Manohar, 2009, .

Apurba Chandra Barthakuria, India in the Age of the Kasikavrtti (2000).

External links

online edition