Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for पाणिनि

3 dictionaries · exact headword

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

पाणिनिpāṇiniN. of a celebrated grammarian who is considered as an inspired muni, and is said to have derived the knowledge…

Name of a celebrated grammarian who is considered as an inspired muni, and is said to have derived the knowledge of his grammar from Śiva; येनाक्षरसमाम्नायमधिगम्य महेश्वरात् । कृत्स्नं व्याकरणं चक्रे तस्मै पाणिनये नमः ॥ Śekhara.

Source: Apte

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

पाणिनिpāṇinim. (according to Pa1n2. 4-1, 95 patr. fr. पाणिन) N. of the most eminent of all native Sanskr2it Sanskrit…
1. masculine gender (according to Pa1n2. 4-1, 95 patronymic from पाणिन) Name of the most eminent of all native Sanskr2it Sanskrit grammarians (he was the author of the अष्टा*ध्यायी and supposed author of several other works, viz. the Dha1tu-pa1t2ha धातु-पाठ, Gan2a-pa1tha गण-पाथ, Lin3ga7nus3a1sana लिङ्गा*नुशासन and S3iksha1 शिक्षा; he was a Ga1ndha1ra गान्धार and a native of S3ala1tura शलातुर, situated in the North-West near Attok and Peshawar [see iv, 3, 94 and S3a1la1turi1ya शालातुरीय]; he lived after Gautama गौतम Buddha बुद्ध but Bombay editionCalcutta edition and is regarded as an inspired Muni मुनि; his grandfather's name was Devala देवल and his mother's Da1kshi दाक्षि [see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order and Da1ksheya अनन्त])
2. masculine gender of a poet (by some identified with the grammarian).
Source: Monier-Williams

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

पाणिनिpāṇini[pânini] m. N. of the great grammarian by whom classical Sanskrit is dominated: î-ya, a. relating to or…

[pânini] masculine noun of the great grammarian by whom classical Sanskrit is dominated: î-ya, adjective relating to or composed by Pânini; masculine adherent of Pânini; neuter Pânini's grammar.

Source: Macdonell

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