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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Pânini}}'''. A celebrated grammarian, author of the famous work called Pâninîyama; a Rishi, supposed to have received his work from the god Siva. Ignorant of the epoch at which he lived, the Orientalists place his date between 600 B.C. and 300 A.D. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Pânini}}'''. A celebrated grammarian, author of the famous work called Pâninîyama; a Rishi, supposed to have received his work from the god Siva. Ignorant of the epoch at which he lived, the Orientalists place his date between 600 B.C. and 300 A.D. | ||
{{Quote source HPB TG|Panini}} | {{Quote source HPB TG|Panini}} | ||
== [[Zirkoff, Boris]] == | |||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Panini}}'''. Greatest Hindu grammarian, fl. in the extreme Northwest of India at about the middle of the 4th century B. C., although this date is very uncertain. His grammatical work, the ''Ashtddhyayi'' (See App. p. 362), is not only the earliest grammar extant of any language, but one of the greatest grammatical works ever produced. | |||
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|author = Boris de Zirkoff | |||
|title = H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings | |||
|detail = vol. 5, p. 379 | |||
|link = Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.5)#379 | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:08, 10 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Pânini. A celebrated grammarian, author of the famous work called Pâninîyama; a Rishi, supposed to have received his work from the god Siva. Ignorant of the epoch at which he lived, the Orientalists place his date between 600 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Panini
Zirkoff, Boris
Panini. Greatest Hindu grammarian, fl. in the extreme Northwest of India at about the middle of the 4th century B. C., although this date is very uncertain. His grammatical work, the Ashtddhyayi (See App. p. 362), is not only the earliest grammar extant of any language, but one of the greatest grammatical works ever produced.
Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 5, p. 379