Introduction: व्याकरण as a वेदाङ्ग, पाणिनि's history, history of the Indian grammatical tradition.

The structure of the अष्टाध्यायी.

The माहेश्वरसूत्रs and प्रत्याहारs.

Types of सूत्रs: सञ्ज्ञा, परिभाषा, and विधि.

Types of सूत्रs: नियम, अतिदेश, and अधिकार.

Unfolding the meaning of the सूत्रs.

Step-wise derivation of nouns.

Step-wise derivation of verbs.

Study of the अष्टाध्यायी from the point of view of modern liguistics.

Formalization and computational implementation of पाणिनि's अष्टाध्यायी.

• This course offers an overview of the architecture of पाणिनि’s अष्टाध्यायी as well as an introduction to the whole Indian grammatical tradition. The अष्टाध्यायी, a fairly complete generative grammar of Sanskrit composed by the 4^th century BCE, is considered one of the greatest works of human intelligence. The main aim of the course is to introduce the structure of the अष्टाध्यायी and richness of the Indian linguistic tradition to those who are not Sanskrit scholars but are curious to know about scientific literature in Sanskrit.

• Schedule: 28 January – 1 April 2023.

• Course meeting times: Saturday 9:00–10:00am U.S. Central Time; 8.30–9.30pm IST

• Prerequisite: No.

• Course fee: $300.

• Course fee for Indian residents: ₹ 3000.

• Cg 20 Non-Indian Participants

• Cg 20 Indian Participants