This collection of twelve papers examines the various aspects of manuscript studies in India and provides deep insight into the treasures of Indian wisdom as well as the higher and greater dimensions of intellectual protection.
The oldest grammarian of India, whose complete work has come down to us, is Panini, who is also, in many respects, the greatest of all Indian grammarians. His monumental work is entitled Astadyayi, lit. ‘The Eight Chapters’. He has developed s special grammatical language with its own technical terms and indications of each letter, which I termed by a modern scholar as ‘metalanguage’. It is to be noted that Panini’s Vyakarana, i.e. grammar, does not ...