Panini mathematician biography videos
In this video, we explore the life and legacy of Panini, from his humble origins in present-day Pakistan to his groundbreaking contributions.!
Pāṇini
Ancient Sanskrit grammarian
This article is about the ancient Sanskrit scholar.
Panini whereas Panini himself was not as concerned with meaning.
For other uses, see Panini (disambiguation).
The greatest linguist of antiquity
Pāṇini.. was the greatest linguist of antiquity, and deserves to be treated as such.
— JF Staal, A reader on the Sanskrit Grammarians
Pāṇini (; Sanskrit: पाणिनि, pāṇini) was a Sanskrit grammarian, logician, philologist, and revered scholar in ancient India, variously dated between the 7th[note 1] and 4th century BCE.
With his most notable work, the Aṣṭādhyāyī, Pāṇini has been considered the "first descriptive linguist",[11] and even labelled as "the father of linguistics".[13] His approach to grammar influenced many foundational linguists in the modern time.[14]
Biography
Father of linguistics
The history of linguistics begins not with Plato or Aristotle, but with the Indian grammarian Panini.
— Rens Bod, University of Amsterdam
The name Pā
