vyakarana
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit व्याकरण (vyākaraṇa).
Noun
[edit]vyakarana (uncountable)
- (Hinduism) The grammar or linguistic analysis of Vedic Sanskrit, as the language of the Hindu scriptures.
- 1990, Harold G. Coward, K. Kunjunni Raja, editors, Encyclopaedia of Indian Philosophies, volume 5, page 36:
- The fact that Indian philosophy is based on oral traditions is another reason why vyākaraṇa takes its teaching to be of primary importance.
- 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 19:
- Among pandits, vyakarana was one of the six ‘auxiliary sciences’ or ‘limbs’ of the Veda – learning not found within the Vedas, but essential in order to comprehend them.