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Mishra, Anand: Modeling the Pāṇinian System of Sanskrit Grammar, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2019. https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.294.395

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Anand Mishra

Modeling the Pāṇinian System of Sanskrit Grammar

The present work is a study of the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini from a new perspective. It attempts to explore the Pāṇinian system of Sanskrit grammar from a formal point of view and investigate the possibilities of representing it in a logical, explicit and consistent manner. It puts forward an appropriate framework for such a representation. Differing from the formulation of Aṣṭādhyāyī, which is composed in an artificial yet natural language and is meant to be employed by individuals who are acquainted both with the Sanskrit language and the techniques of grammar, the present rendering aims for a non-verbal representation in terms of mathematical categories and logical relations which can be implemented in an algorithmic manner.

The formal framework suggested in this work would facilitate adequate tools for postulating and evaluating hypotheses about the grammatical system. Moreover, it would furnish the basis for a computer implementation of the grammar. Both these aspects are objects of enquiry in the field of theoretical studies on Pāṇini as well as the emerging discipline of Sanskrit computational linguistics. This book takes on the ground-work in these areas.

Anand Mishra studied Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India and Computational Linguistics and Classical Indology in Heidelberg. At present, he works as Assistant Professor at the Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia, Heidelberg University. His areas of interest include Sanskrit grammar, hermeneutics (Mīmāṃsā) and Vedānta philosophy, especially the Śuddhādvaita of Vallabhācārya.

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Table of Contents
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Front Matter
Contents
ix–x
Abbreviations and Conventions
xi–xii
Preface
1–4
Acknowledgements
5
Chapter 1: Introduction
7–20
Chapter 2: System
21–48
Chapter 3: Frameworks
49–78
Chapter 4: Representations
79–105
Chapter 5: Implementation
107–129
Appendix: The Systematic Approach
131–144
Bibliography
145–155

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