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100			_aPatañjali Bal Shastri
245			_aPatañjali's Vyākaraṇa-mahābhāṣya.
250			_a1st ed
260			_aDelhi _bPratibha Prakashan _c2001
300			_a458
500			_aAt the heart of Panini's great Astadhyayi lies the concept of pratyaya, being by far the largest adhikara sutra, governing the three central adhyayas of the Astadhyayi and virtually half the sutras. This in itself bears witness to the importance of the concept in language. Indeed it has been said that to understand the Word, one needs first to understand the relation between the stem which is known and pratyaya which is unknown but joins the stem to bring forth the meaning of the whole world. This book contains a comprehensive treatment of pratyaya including its etymology, pre-Paninian and post-Paninian attestations and a thorough analysis of different categories of Pratyayas in the Astadhyayi. The translation of the six Ahnikas of the Bhasya which cover the first section of the third chapter is more
650			_aSanskrit language--Grammar
942			_cBK