TY - BOOK AU - Brahmadatta je jignasu TI - Ashtadhyaye-Bhashya-Prathamavrutti part-1: Pratham-Dviteya-Truteya-adhyaya parishishta sahita U1 - 491.25 B7309 A PY - 2015/// CY - Hariyana PB - Ramalal Kapoor Trust KW - Sanskrit Grammar N1 - ASHTADHYAYI , Sanskrit Astadhyayi ( " Eight Chapters " ) , Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 6th to 5th century bce by the Indian grammarian Panini . This work set the linguistic standards for Classical Sanskrit . It sums up in 4000 sutras the science of phonetics and grammar that had evolved in the Vedic religion . Panini divided the work into eight chapters , each of which is further divided into quarter chapters .Beyond defining the morphology and syntax of Sanskrit language , Ashtadhyayi distinguishes between usage in the spoken language and usage that is proper to the language of the sacred texts .The Ashtadhyayi is generative as well as descriptive; Parasmaipada-Prakaranam, Vibhakti-Prakaranam ER -