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 6 Systems of Sanskrit Grammar §5~] culation on the one hand, and the later Paniniya mode of thought on the other.

6, Yaska’s Nirakta : Its date.—In a memorable passage Yaska himself roughly indicates the course of the deve- lopment of Vedic studies before his time, and, reflecting the achievements made upto his days in the sciences of grammar and philology, contributes his own quota to the same. ‘Che passage has been variously interpreted, but the explanation given below may be found perhaps as acceptable as any other. It mentions three distinct periods of intellectual development corresponding rough- ly to sections 2-5 above. Unfortunately the time of Yaska is by no means yet certain, It depends for the most part, on the date that isto be assigned to Panini, between whom and this great writer at least a century, if not more, must be supposed to have elapsed in order to account properly for all the advances* in the matter

1 gmategenrettor seed ange: { theese, fe original “Seers of

age COFrespon: 2 authors 0

Ph to the authors of

agieraranegmater ea. | the Brohmanio speculations; postib-

daa sear aentgi ly also to. the’ compilers’ of the faunily-books,

. ..{ These are the authors of the Pada. sugary worariteat Aomme- (“1 the Nighantaand other allied ona weed ATTN’! BE A) orks, including posaibly the prote- Sapet at types of our modern Pritidekhyes,

2 Thus, for— Yiske usés-— while Panini uses— Causal anita freer Frequentative aitrr weer Desiderative featritr were Attribute wwaaa Rede Weak termination cheatin Pesca | aoeece { eare

Similarly Yaske defines (1a often used by him otherwise ther derives ) qaura 28 want than ws a technical term of

arnt veg st wR aa wae seat at waeaTfy 1 It ig

grammar. Compare vi. 6. 8, vii. 1, 2, vii, 1.5, 0. Again, �