Indian Antiquary Vol 16

Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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JANUARY, 1887.]
THE GRAMMAR OF SAKATAYANA.
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of Chandra, in addition to the works of the an enlarged copy of this treatise of School of Påņini, the Ashtadhyáy, the Vartti
Sakatayana's. kas, and the Mahabháshya.
7. A commentary, called Chintamani, on For those, then, who are investigating the the Sabdanubásana, by Yakshavarman. history of Indian grammar, correct copies of
In the introductory verses, which have the various treatises which form the Sakatayana
been already published by Dr. Bühler, mahávyákarana, and of the commentaries on
the author states that he has compiled them which no doubt still exist in different his work from a more extensive commenparts of India, are indispensable; and it is to
tary. Yakshavarman occasionally cites interest scholars in India in the search for those various readings of the text of the Sûtras; works, that I venture to write these lines, even
and his work appears to have been used after the accounts already published of SAkata
by Hemachandra for his Brihadvritti. yana's grammar by other scholars.
8. A much more extensive commentary The credit of having first prominently drawn
on the Sabdánususana. Fragments of attention to the grammar of Sakatayana cer
this occur in the midst of Dr. Bühler's tainly belongs to Dr. Bühler, who also has MS. of a part of the Chintamani. kindly placed at my disposal the various works, 9. The Prakriyasashgraha, by Abhayaor rather fragments of works, helonging to that chandrasiddhantasari (?); an extract grammar, which were copied for him at Madras from the Sabdánusasana, together with a more than twenty years ago. After him, the short and lucid commentary; compiled late Dr. Burnell has given an account of Saka
for practical purposes and arranged in tâyana, in bis essay “On the Aindra School," and the following order :- Sanjidsangraha, his copy of the text of the Satras, together with
Saindhi-s., Subanta-8., Stripratyayanta-8., a rough alphabetical index of the latter, belongs Karaka-8., Samása-s., Dvirukta-plutanow to the Library of the India Office. Lastly, vidhi-s., Taddhita-8., Ti-nanta-8., Krit-s. I myself am in possession of a copy of a work 10. A similar work, entitled Rdpasiddhi, based on Sakațâyana's grammar and of a few
by Day&pala, and containing the leaves of a commentary, which I owe to the
following chapters :- Sarajñá-siddhi, Sari. kindness of Mr. Paranjpe at Kôlå pur. Owing
dhi-8., Nama-8., Strípratyayanta-s., Vito the fact of having been copied in Devanagari bhaktyartha-s., Samása-s., Abluk-8., Tafrom originals written in South Indian charac
ddhita s., Dhdtvishtakaryam on conjugaters, most of these MSS. are exceedingly
tion and Kit-suffixes. This work apincorrect. They nevertheless enable one to form
pears to begin with a number of verses, a fair estimate of the nature and value of the which probably contain some valuable grammar of SA katAyana, and show at any rate
information on the history of Sakatathat the following works belonging to that
yana's grammar. grammar are still in existence :
The Sabdanusasana consists of four Adhya1. The Sabdánususana, or text of the yas, each Adhyâya containing four Padas. The Sätras.
total number of Sätras contained in these 16 2. The Paribháshá sútrâņi for the Šabda- Pádas is in one of the MSS. stated to be 3236 ; nucásana.
according to my own calculation, which, owing 3. The Ganapatha, arranged in the order to the imperfect state of the MSS. may be
of the 16 Padas of the Sabdanusásana. wrong, it is only 3232, not counting the 13 4. The Dhátnpatha.
Pratyahara-sâtras with which the work opens. 5. The Uņádis útráni, in four Padas. The arrangement of the matter in the 16 Padas 6. The Lingánusásana, in 70 Arya-verses, is as follows:
together with a commentary. Hôma- Adhy. I. Pada 1; 180 Satras : Samjnd-rules chandra's Lingánuscisana iş merely
and Paribhashas; rules of Sandhi.
1 Dr. Burnell's statement that the sabdanu sarana contains about 2280 Satras, which has been repented by others, looks like a misprint. The number of Sutras of Hêmachandra's Sanskrit grammar, according to my
calculation, is 8563. The number of stras of Panini grammar, not counting the rules on sooenta, and on I poouliarities of the Vedio idiom, would be about 8880.