पाणिनि

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɳɪ.niː/, [päː.ɳɪ.niː]
• Rhymes: -iː

Proper noun

पाणिनि • (pāṇini) m

1. Pāṇini (an ancient Sanskrit grammarian)

Declension

Declension of पाणिनि (sg-only masc i-stem)

	singular
direct	पाणिनि pāṇini
oblique	पाणिनि pāṇini
vocative	पाणिनि pāṇini

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পাণিনি (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬵᬡᬶᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• পাণিনি (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰯𑰜𑰰𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ပါဏိနိ (Burmese script)
• પાણિનિ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਾਣਿਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦴꦟꦶꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂰𑂝𑂱𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಾಣಿನಿ (Kannada script)
• បាណិនិ (Khmer script)
• ປາຓິນິ (Lao script)
• പാണിനി (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᡳᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘱𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢗᢏᠢᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧑𑦼𑧒𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐵𑐞𑐶𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ପାଣିନି (Odia script)
• ꢦꢵꢠꢶꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆳𑆟𑆴𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖯𑖜𑖰𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• පාණිනි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩛𑩪𑩑𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚭𑚘𑚮𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
• பாணிநி (Tamil script)
• పాణిని (Telugu script)
• ปาณินิ (Thai script)
• པཱ་ཎི་ནི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒰𑒝𑒱𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨊𑨘𑨁𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From पणिन (paṇina), from the root पण् (paṇ, “to buy, negotiate, praise”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɳi.ni/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.ɳi.n̪i/

Proper noun

पाणिनि • (Pāṇini) m

1. An ancient Gandharan grammarian who is most famous for formulating the 3,959 rules of Sanskrit morphology known as the अष्टाध्यायी (aṣṭādhyāyī).

Inflection

Masculine i-stem declension of पाणिनि
Nom. sg.	पाणिनिः (pāṇiniḥ)
Gen. sg.	पाणिनेः (pāṇineḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पाणिनिः (pāṇiniḥ)	पाणिनी (pāṇinī)	पाणिनयः (pāṇinayaḥ)
Vocative	पाणिने (pāṇine)	पाणिनी (pāṇinī)	पाणिनयः (pāṇinayaḥ)
Accusative	पाणिनिम् (pāṇinim)	पाणिनी (pāṇinī)	पाणिनीन् (pāṇinīn)
Instrumental	पाणिनिना (pāṇininā)	पाणिनिभ्याम् (pāṇinibhyām)	पाणिनिभिः (pāṇinibhiḥ)
Dative	पाणिनये (pāṇinaye)	पाणिनिभ्याम् (pāṇinibhyām)	पाणिनिभ्यः (pāṇinibhyaḥ)
Ablative	पाणिनेः (pāṇineḥ)	पाणिनिभ्याम् (pāṇinibhyām)	पाणिनिभ्यः (pāṇinibhyaḥ)
Genitive	पाणिनेः (pāṇineḥ)	पाणिन्योः (pāṇinyoḥ)	पाणिनीनाम् (pāṇinīnām)
Locative	पाणिनौ (pāṇinau)	पाणिन्योः (pāṇinyoḥ)	पाणिनिषु (pāṇiniṣu)

See also

• Wikipedia article on language
• Wikipedia article on Pāṇini