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Vyākaraṇa · c. 500–400 BCE (Pāṇini) · Sanskrit
Traditional: Pāṇini (Aṣṭādhyāyī); predecessors Yāska, Śākaṭāyana
Scholarly note: Pāṇinian grammar became the backbone of classical Sanskrit.
Describe correct word formation so Vedic and classical expression stays precise.
Extent · Aṣṭādhyāyī ~4,000 sūtras
Eight adhyāyas of ordered sūtras with meta-rules (Aṇuvṛtti).