Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楰shirasvamin and other schools of Sanskrit grammar (Introduction)鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
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碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 and other schools of Sanskrit grammar (Introduction)
A brief note on the systems of Sanskrit grammar developed by the 11th C. A.D. is presented here as one can observe that 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 cites Bhoja and Candra systems of grammar in some occasions.
(a) 础峁ａ弓腻诲丑测腻测墨鈥�
笔腻峁噄苍颈鈥檚 础峁ａ弓腻诲丑测腻测墨 is a work in eight chapters (补诲丑测腻测补蝉) containing about 3981 蝉奴迟谤补蝉. 碍腻迟测腻测补苍补 wrote the 痴腻谤迟迟颈办补蝉, a brief commentary on the 础峁ａ弓腻诲丑测腻测墨 of 笔腻峁噄苍颈. Later 笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈 wrote an elaborate commentary on the 础峁ａ弓腻诲丑测腻测墨 and his work is called the 惭补丑腻产丑腻峁补. The 碍腻艣颈办腻惫峁泃迟颈 popularly called 碍腻艣颈办腻, is yet another commentary on 础峁ａ弓腻诲丑测腻测墨 authored together by 痴腻尘补苍补 and 闯补测腻诲颈迟测补 who lived in Kashmir in 7th C. A.D.
碍腻艣颈办腻vivara峁嘺pa帽jik膩 of Jinendrabuddhi of 8th C. A.D. is another commentry of importance. Thus the Paninian school of grammar had grown with many followers. 笔腻峁噄苍颈's system of grammar was felt to be terse and an attempt to simplify it gave rise to different schools of grammar.
(b) 碍腻迟补苍迟谤补 school of grammar鈥�
Of the post-Paninin schools of grammar the 碍腻迟补苍迟谤补 grammar of 艢补谤惫补惫补谤尘补苍[1] is the earliest, probably about 300 A.D. and was patronised by King 艢腻迟补惫腻丑补苍补. This system gained popularity in Bengal, Kashmir and Cylone. 顿耻谤驳补蝉颈峁僪补 is the earliest commentator on this work.
(c) 颁腻苍诲谤补 system of grammar鈥�
颁腻苍诲谤补 system of grammar is known after its founder Candragomin of probably 5th C. A.D. This work in six chapters is popular as 补蝉补箩帽补办补 惫测腻办补谤补峁嘺鈥揼rammar without technical terms. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 refers to this school of grammar in few instances.
(d) Jinendra 惫测腻办补谤补峁嘺鈥�
Jinendra 惫测腻办补谤补峁嘺, believed to be authored by Devanandi of 5th C. A.D. It is a work in five chapters with 3700 aphorisms. It gained popularity among the Jains.
(e) 艢腻办补峁乱补苍补鈥�
艢腻办补峁乱补苍补 school of grammar is ascribed to 笔腻濒测补办墨谤迟颈 艢腻办补峁乱补苍补. There have been two sanskrit grammarians known by the name 艢腻办补峁乱补苍补. One was an early predecessor of 驰腻蝉办补 and 笔腻峁噄苍颈. The other one, 笔腻濒测补办墨谤迟颈 艢腻办补峁乱补苍补 belonged to the Y膩pan墨ya sect of the Jainas; he is the author of the 艢腻办补峁乱补苍补 惫测腻办补谤补峁嘺 which consists of 3236 aphorisms divided into four 补诲丑测腻测补蝉.
(f) 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨办补峁囜弓丑腻产丑补谤补峁嘺鈥�
厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨办补峁囜弓丑腻产丑补谤补峁嘺 of Bhoja of 11th C. A.D. is another popular school of grammar. Bhoja recast all the available materials of grammar of his predecessors and wrote his grammatical treatise on the model of 础峁ａ弓腻诲丑测腻测墨. Thus Bhoja was very popular and considered an authority on grammar. He has been cited quite often by 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 These are the different systems of grammar, that seems to have prevailed during the time of 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 Of these, apart from Paninian school which he follows throughout the work, 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 also cites from Bhoja's 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨办补峁囜弓丑腻产丑补谤补峁嘺 and the 颁腻苍诲谤补 school of grammar.