Pāṇinian Studies: Professor S. D. Joshi Felicitation Volume

Pāṇini's grammar is the oldest surviving grammar of Sanskrit, dating back to the fifth century BCE. In its completeness of coverage of linguistic elements and its theoretical and analytical sophistication, Pāṇini's grammar is surprisingly modern. It has long provided inspiration for many ideas in modern linguistics, and continues to attract scholars' attention in the fields of Sanskrit and linguistics. Pāṇinian Studies collects seventeen essays on Pāṇinian linguistics in a single volume dedicated to Professor S. D. Joshi, a stalwart scholar of Pāṇinian grammar. The contributors, all scholors of international acclaim and students and friends of Professor Joshi, include Ashok Aklujkar, Pandit V. B. Bhagwat, Saroja Bhate, Gopikamohan Bhattacharya, Johannes Bronkhorst, George Cardona, Achyutananda Dash, Madhav M. Deshpande, Peter Edwin Hook, Daniel H. H. Ingalls, V. N. Jha, Dinabandhu Kar, Paul Kiparsky, Bimal Krishna Matilal, G. B. Palsule, K. Kunjunni Raja, and J. A. F. Roodbergen. Taken together, their contributions encompass the wide range of interests and specializations within the field of Pāṇinian studies. Pa?ini's grammar is the oldest surviving grammar of Sanskrit, dating back to the fifth century BCE. In its completeness of coverage of linguistic elements and its theoretical and analytical sophistication, Pa?ini's grammar is surprisingly modern. It has long provided inspiration for many ideas in modern linguistics, and continues to attract scholars' attention in the fields of Sanskrit and linguistics.Pa?inian Studies collects seventeen essays on Pa?inian linguistics in a single volume dedicated to Professor S. D. Joshi, a stalwart scholar of Pa?inian grammar. The contributors, all scholors of international acclaim and students and friends of Professor Joshi, include Ashok Aklujkar, Pandit V. B. Bhagwat, Saroja Bhate, Gopikamohan Bhattacharya, Johannes Bronkhorst, George Cardona, Achyutananda Dash, Madhav M. Deshpande, Peter Edwin Hook, Daniel H. H. Ingalls, V. N. Jha, Dinabandhu Kar, Paul Kiparsky, Bimal Krishna Matilal, G. B. Palsule, K. Kunjunni Raja, and J. A. F. Roodbergen. Taken together, their contributions encompass the wide range of interests and specializations within the field of Pa?inian studies Pa?ini's grammar is the oldest surviving grammar of Sanskrit,dating back to the fifth century BCE. In its completeness ofcoverage of linguistic elements and its theoretical and analyticalsophistication, Pa?ini's grammar is surprisingly modern. It haslong provided inspiration for many ideas in modern linguistics, andcontinues to attract scholars' attention in the fields of Sanskritand linguistics. Pa?inian Studies collects seventeenessays on Pa?inian linguistics in a single volume dedicated toProfessor S. D. Joshi, a stalwart scholar of Pa?inian grammar. Thecontributors, all scholors of international acclaim and studentsand friends of Professor Joshi, include Ashok Aklujkar, Pandit V.B. Bhagwat, Saroja Bhate, Gopikamohan Bhattacharya, JohannesBronkhorst, George Cardona, Achyutananda Dash, Madhav M. Deshpande,Peter Edwin Hook, Daniel H. H. Ingalls, V. N. Jha, Dinabandhu Kar,Paul Kiparsky, Bimal Krishna Matilal, G. B. Palsule, K. KunjunniRaja, and J. A. F. Roodbergen. Taken together, their contributionsencompass the wide range of interests and specializations withinthe field of Pa?inian studies Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Interpreting Vākyapadīya 2.486 Historically (Part 3) -- Viṃśati Padāni . . . Triṃśat . . . Catvāriṃśat -- Vyañjanā as Reflected in the Formal Structure of Language -- On Paśya Mṛgo Dhāvati -- Pāṇini and the Veda Reconsidered -- On Pāṇini, Śākalya, Vedic Dialects and Vedic Exegetical Traditions -- The Syntactic Role of Adhi- in the Pāṇinian Kāraka-System -- Pāṇini 7.2.15 (Yasya Vibhāṣā): A Reconsideration -- On Identifying the Conceptual Restructuring of Passive as Ergative in Indo-Aryan -- A Note on Pāṇini 3.1.26, Vārttika 8 Collects seventeen essays on Paninian linguistics in a single volume dedicated to Professor S.D. Joshi, a stalwart scholar of Paninian grammar. Taken together, these essays encompass the wide range of interests and specializations within the field of Paninian studies. Edited By Madhav M. Deshpande, Saroja Bhate. Includes Bibliographical References.