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etymological science' and describ- ed both as a science and an art.

व्याकरणचन्द्रिका a short treatise on grammar written by Krsnacarya.

व्याकरणदर्शन the science of Vyaka- rana with the element of Sphota introduced in it and brought consequently on a par with the other Darsanas by the stalwart grammar-scholar Bhartrhari of the 7th century A. D. For details see Sarvadarsanasangraha' Pani- nidarsanam' and page 385 Vol. VII. of the Vyakarana Maha- bhasya edited by the D. E- Society, Poona.

व्याकरणदीप a small treatise on gram- mar by Cidrupasraya.

व्याकरणदीपिका name of a short gloss or Vrtti on the Sutras of Panini written by a modern scholar of grammar Orambhatta of Varanasi.

व्याकरणप्रकाश name of the comme- ntary written by Mahamisra on Jinendrabuddhi's great work 'Kasikavivaranapanjika' or Nyasa.

व्याकरणमहाभाष्य see महाभाष्य,

व्याकरणमहाभाष्यगूढार्थदीपिनी a brief commentary on the Mahabhasya, written by Sadasiva, son of Nila- kantha and pupil of Kamalakara Diksita. The gloss confines itself to the explanations of obscure and difficult passages in the Maha- bhasya and criticizes Kaiyata's explanations.

व्याकरणमहाभाष्यप्रदीप the original name of the learned commentary on Patanjali's Mahabhasya by Kaiyatabhatta the well-known grammarian of Kashmir of the eleventh century. See प्रदीप and कैयट.

व्याकरणमहाभाष्यप्रदीपविवरण ( ) a gloss on the Mahabhasyapradipa of Kaiyata, written by ईश्वरानन्द, a

pupil of सत्यानन्द; (2) a gloss on the Mahabhasyapradipa of Kaiyata by नारायण.

व्याकरणमहाभाष्यप्रदीपोद्द्योत the well- known scholarly commentary by the stalwart grammarian Nagesa- bhatta on the Mahabhasyapradipa of Kaiyata. See उद्द्योत and नागेश.

व्याकरणमहाभाष्यव्याख्या see महाभाष्य above.

व्याकरणरत्नावली a short work on gra- mmar written by विद्यारत्न गौरमॊदन. व्याकरणसंग्रह a small grammar work written by a grammar scholar Gangadhara which is based upon the Mugdhabodha of Bopadeva.

व्याकरणसुधानिघि a gloss on the Sutras of Panini written by Visvesvara.

व्याकरणाध्ययनप्रयोजन the purpose of the study of Grammar which is beautifully summed up and dis- cussed in the first Ahnika by Pat- anjali in his Mahabhasya.

व्याकरणान्तर a term used by scholars of the Paniniyan system of gram- mar with respect to grammar works of other systems such as the Katantra, the Sakatayana, and others; cf. श्रन्थिग्रन्थिदम्भिस्वञ्जीनां लिटः कित्वं व्याकरणान्तरे S.K. on अश्नॊतेश्च P. VII.4.72.

व्याख्यान (1) explanation of a rule, or a line, or a verse by analysing the rule and giving examples and counter-examples; cf. न केवलानि चर्चापदानि व्याख्यानं वृद्धिः आत् ऎजिति । किं तर्हि । उदाहरणं प्रत्युदाहरणं वाक्याध्याहारः इत्ये- तत्समुदितं व्याख्यानं भवति । M.Bh. Ahnika l Vart.11 ; (2)authoritative decision given in places of doubt by ancient scholars; cf. व्याख्थानतो विशेषप्रतिपत्तिः न हि संदेहादलक्षणम् M. Bh. Ahnika .1; Par.Sek.Pari.1.

व्याघ्रपाद् name of an ancient gram- marian who is quoted in the Prati- sakhya works and the Mahabhasya