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Panini's grammar of Sanskrit is an incredible artifact, all the more so since it was likely composed and transmitted entirely orally at first. It is a completel
by canjobear 5y ago
Panini's grammar of Sanskrit is an incredible artifact, all the more so since it was likely composed and transmitted entirely orally at first. It is a completely formalized generative grammar of Sanskrit morphophonemics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81%E1%B9%87ini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81%E1%B9%87ini
- jimsimmons 5y agoSadly even Panini’s contributions are always presented in s religious context which is such a shame. The man invented Buckus Naur form 2000 years ago and that’s how we honor him
- unmole 5y ago> Sadly even Panini’s contributions are always presented in s religious context I have never heard of this. Do have any examples?
- jimsimmons 5y agoLook up Maheshwara Sutrani. Apparently Panini heard Shivas damaru and discovered Sanskrit morphology. More religious ones claim he was meditating when God appeared and presented it to him. Most people believe Panini just discovered the amazing properties of Sanskrit. In fact Sanskrit is just any other language except Panini’s grammar which is a rigors and unique formalization of it.
- amznbyebyebye 5y agoPanini was a genius. Grew up learning the grammar and it helped me in so many countless ways.
- cupcake-unicorn 5y agoPāṇini has a couple of millennia on Chomsky's language hierarchy! How cool is that?