Emendations Essential to the Vedic Grammar of Bhojadeva

The Vedic Grammar of Bhojadeva, the celebrated Bhoja the Great of Dhär (11th century A.D.) comprises the Eighth Adhyaya of his magnum opus known as the Sarasvati-kaṇṭhābharaṇa (Vyakaraṇa). It consists of about 822 aphorisms in Sanskrit, distributed into four Padas, each having 174, 155, 261 and 232 sūtras, respectively. It is perhaps the oldest extant,

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कंसारा भोजदेव के 'सरस्वतीकण्ठाभरण' के आठवें अध्याय का पाठ-संशोधन सुझाते हैं — संस्कृत की प्राचीनतम सुगठित वैदिक व्याकरण, चार पादों में लगभग आठ सौ बाईस सूत्र। प्रत्येक सूत्र का मूल पाणिनि, कात्यायन, महाभाष्य तथा काशिका में खोजकर वे वे पाठ निश्चित करते हैं जो केवल हस्तप्रतों से तय नहीं होते। Kansara proposes emendations to the eighth adhyaya of Bhoja's Sarasvatikanthabharana, the oldest compact Vedic grammar in Sanskrit, some 822 sutras in four padas. Tracing each sutra back to Panini, Katyayana, the Mahabhashya and the Kashika settles readings the manuscripts alone cannot.

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