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India as known to Panini
पाणिनिकालीन भारतवर्ष आचार्य वासुदेवशरण अग्रवाल की अक्षय कीर्ति का स्वर्णकलश है। पाणिनि-संबंधी उनकी पहली कृति है--'पाणिनि ऐज सोर्स ऑफ इंडियन हिस्टरी '। डॉ. राधाकुमुद मुखर्जी के निर्देशन में लिखित यह उनका शोधप्रबंध है, जिसके लिए लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय ने उन्हें सन् 1941 में पी-एच.डी. उपाधि प्रदान की थी।
पाणिनि संबंधी उनके द्वारा संवर्द्धित रूप में पुनः प्रस्तुत दूसरा ग्रंथ-रत्न है--' इंडिया ऐज नोन टू पाणिनि '। इस पर सन् 1946 में लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय ने ही उन्हें डी.लिटू. की उपाधि से विभूषित किया। उनके परीक्षकों में डॉ. राधाकुमुद मुखर्जी के अतिरिक्त महामहोपाध्याय डॉ. आर. शाम शास्त्री और प्रो. विधुशेखर भट्टाचार्य भी थे। वासुदेवजी ने द्वादश वर्षपर्यत संस्कृत भाषा और 'पाणिनीय अष्टाध
पाणिनि संबंधी उनके द्वारा संवर्द्धित रूप में पुनः प्रस्तुत दूसरा ग्रंथ-रत्न है--' इंडिया ऐज नोन टू पाणिनि '। इस पर सन् 1946 में लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय ने ही उन्हें डी.लिटू. की उपाधि से विभूषित किया। उनके परीक्षकों में डॉ. राधाकुमुद मुखर्जी के अतिरिक्त महामहोपाध्याय डॉ. आर. शाम शास्त्री और प्रो. विधुशेखर भट्टाचार्य भी थे। वासुदेवजी ने द्वादश वर्षपर्यत संस्कृत भाषा और 'पाणिनीय अष्टाध
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November 8, 2020
How a book on grammar can tell the history of a country? To know that, you must read this book.
Panini's Ashadhyayi, is a work on Sanskrit grammar, with less than 7000 words. But it does tell a great story of how the life 2500 years ago in India would have looked like. Many of these, you may not have known from reading your regular books on history!
For example - Did you know there was methodical record keeping? Or a standardized system of weights and measures? Or that a trade route existed from the moth of the Ganga river to Peshawar, and from Kaushambi to Paithan ? Or there were traders who owned mutiple ships? Or that there were loan sharks even back them, who would charge an interest rate as 10% a day? Or that there were students who went to school (gurukula) because they got free meals there , or because there were girl students :) ?
You would find many such interesting facts, in this extremeley well researched book.
Panini's Ashadhyayi, is a work on Sanskrit grammar, with less than 7000 words. But it does tell a great story of how the life 2500 years ago in India would have looked like. Many of these, you may not have known from reading your regular books on history!
For example - Did you know there was methodical record keeping? Or a standardized system of weights and measures? Or that a trade route existed from the moth of the Ganga river to Peshawar, and from Kaushambi to Paithan ? Or there were traders who owned mutiple ships? Or that there were loan sharks even back them, who would charge an interest rate as 10% a day? Or that there were students who went to school (gurukula) because they got free meals there , or because there were girl students :) ?
You would find many such interesting facts, in this extremeley well researched book.
October 19, 2023
Fabulous for those interested in linguistics/ ancient Indian history, or both .
Mine is a Hindi version (Panini Kaaleen Bharatvarsh पाणिनि क़ालीन भारतवर्ष )
This is a rich thrust that digs deep into the subject and creates an avenue , unfortunately well accessible to only a few . Basically, a book for scholars who specialise in the subject ! But also amenable to lighter forays of the general readership . I count myself amongst the latter, for very good reasons :)
Mine is a Hindi version (Panini Kaaleen Bharatvarsh पाणिनि क़ालीन भारतवर्ष )
This is a rich thrust that digs deep into the subject and creates an avenue , unfortunately well accessible to only a few . Basically, a book for scholars who specialise in the subject ! But also amenable to lighter forays of the general readership . I count myself amongst the latter, for very good reasons :)
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