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विधिः पुरान्तः यद्यविशेषेण भवति किं वार्तिककारः प्रातिषेधेन करोति in explanation of the Slokavarttika स्यादिविधिः...इति व्रुवता कात्यायनेनेहृ, shows that Patanjali gives कात्यायन as the Varttikakara (of Varttikas in small prose state- ments) and the Slokavarttika is not composed by Katyayana. As asser- tions similar to those made by other writers are quoted with the names of their authors (भारद्वाजीयाः, सौनागाः, कोष्ट्रीयाः etc.) in the Maha- bhasya, it is evident that the Varttikas quoted in the Maha- bhasya- (even excluding the Slokavarttikas) did not all belong to Katyayana. For details see pp. 193-200, Vol. VII, Vyakarana Mahabhasya, D. E. Society's Edition.

वार्तिकपाठ the text of the Varttikas as traditionally handed over in the oral recital or in manuscripts. As observed above(see वार्त्तिक),although a large number of Varttikas quot- ed in the Mahabhasya are ascrib- ed to Katyayana, the genuine Varttikapatha giving such Vartti- kas only, as were definitely com- posed by him, has not been preser- ved and Nagesa has actually gone to the length of making a state- ment like "वार्तिकपाठः भ्रष्टः" ; cf. Uddyota on P.I.l.I2 Varttika 6.

वार्तिकवचन a small pithy statement or assertion in the manner of the original sutras which is held as much authoritative as the Sutra; cf. न ब्रुमो वृत्तिसूत्रवचनप्रामाण्यादिति । किं तर्हि । वार्तिकवचनप्रामाण्यादिति । M.Bh. on P.II..1.1 Varttika 23.

वार्त्तिकसिद्धान्त categorical conclusive statements made by the Varttika- kara many of which were cited later on as Paribhasas by later writers. For details see pp. 212-

220 Vol. VII, Vyakarana Mah- bhasya, D. E. Society's edition.

वार्त्तिकसूत्र the same as वार्तिकवचन which see above. The Varttikas are termed Varttika sutras on account of their close similarity with the original Sutras, which in contrast are termed Vrttisutras.

वार्ष्यायणि an ancient grammarian quoted in the Mahabhasya and the Nirukta in connection with the six-fold division of bhava or verbal activity; cf. षड् भावविकारा भवन्तीति वाप्यार्यणिः । जायते अस्ति विपरि- णमते वर्धते अपक्षीयते विनश्यतीति Nir. I. 3.

वावचन citing an option not specifi- cally by the particle वा, but by the terms विभाषा, अन्यतरस्याम् and the like; cf हृक्रोर्वावचने अभिवादिदृशेारात्मनेपद् उप- संख्यानम् P. I. 453 Vart. 1; cf. also M.Bh. on P.I.3.79, II.1.18 etc.

वाविधि, वाविधान also, laying down an option regarding a grammatical operation; cf. स्वस्तियोगे चतुर्थी कुशालार्थे- राशिषि वाविधानात् P.II.3.16 Vart.1; cf. also अविशेषेण अयादीनां वाविधिमुक्त्वा सार्व- धातुके नित्यमिति वक्ष्यामि M.Bh.on P.III. 1.31 Vart, 2; cf. also M.Bh. on P. III.1.94.

वासरूपन्याय the dictum of applying optionally any two or more krt affixes to a root if they become applicable at one and the same time, only provided that those affixes are not in the topic of स्त्रियाम् (P.III.3.94 etc.) and are not the same in appearance such as ण, अ, क etc , which are the same viz. अ; cf. वासरूपोSस्त्रियाम् P.III.1.94; cf. also वासरूपन्यायेन ण्बुलपि भाविष्यति M.Bh. on P.III.2.146 Vart.1;cf.also M.Bh. on P.III.2.150 Vart. 1. The word वासरूप and वासरूपविधि are also used in the same sense; cf. ताच्छीलिका वासरूपेण न भवन्तीति M.Bh. on P.III.