India as Known to Pāṇini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashṭādhyāyī

According adds ancient appears applied Arth Arthaśāstra Ashțādhyāyī Bhāshya Books Brāhmaṇa called Charaka cited coin commentary connection considered consisting corresponding crops deities denoted derived described ending equal example explains expression fact female five four gana given gives gotra grammar Greek identified implied important included India indicated interest Janapada Jāt Jātakas Kāśikā Kātyāyana Kautilya kind king known knows language later learning linguistic literature living Mahābhārata marked meaning measure month nature noted occurs original Pāņini Pāṇini mentions Pāṇini refers particular Patañjali period person points practice probably pupils reading region relation respectively rice river rule Sangha Sanskrit says seems sense shows silver social suffix sūtra taken takes teacher term tion town tradition tree Trigarta vārttika Vedic Index verses weight word