("Excellent
remark") Patanjali, the grammarian, wrote a commentary on Panini's
Ashtadhyayi in the second century B.C.E.
Panini's work describes all forms of the Sanskrit language
in detail and accuracy, and it became the norm for the language following his
time.
Although the Ashtadhyayi is regarded as a masterpiece, the
fact that it is composed as a succession of aphorisms or sutras seems to
encourage more thorough interpretation.
Each of these aphorisms serves as a foundation for the ones
that follow.
Panini's ultimate goal is to provide a comprehensive
description of the language in the shortest amount of time feasible.
Patanjali not only expands and expounds Panini's grammar,
but also provides some useful knowledge of his own.
The oldest known reference to the Greeks is found in the
Mahabhashya.
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