Victor, Guy, Dan, Thanks for your responses. I, of course, was looking for possible “pseudo-etymologies” for the name “Pāṇini,” thinking there may be one (or more) like there is for Patañjali (the yogin). But, interestingly, conditioned by my teacher some years ago, Frances Wilson, I always go first to Apte’s dictionary. Frances disdained Monier-Williams because it gave the words in transliteration and not in Devanāgarī! Apte in this case was unhelpful. I usually, anyway, always look at Monier-Williams aside Apte for things, as both dictionaries contain items the other doesn’t. But, obviously, I didn’t do my back-up work in this case.
Still wondering if there may be mythological stories about Pāṇini and, now, his family line. A double patronymic. Would this mean then, that his grandfather is Pāṇin? Victor, some of what you’ve posted I cant’ decipher because I don’t know Pānini well enough, his “code-words” for forms and categories. But part of it, seems to basically spell out what Guy and Dan were pointing out, it seems. Jim > On Sep 12, 2021, at 12:30 PM, victor davella <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Jim, > > I've pasted below two derivations given in commentaries to the > Prakriyākaumudī or Rāmacandra; the first is by Viṭṭhala in his Prasāda (p. 3 > of the first volume) and the second (spanning two portions) is by Kṛṣṇa Śeṣa > in his Prakāśa (pp. 8ff. of the first volume). The former text can be > downloaded here > <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrjVLXHkqneSwwEjNzWK2vx_CNfA-sHn?usp=sharing>. > The latter, here > <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NysQ-LteMaqetcAjSKp3QnnxbxOLyLYU?usp=sharing>. > Hope that's helpful. > > All the Best, > Victor > > > <image.png> > > <image.png> > <image.png> > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM Jim Ryan via INDOLOGY > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm curious if there are any creative etymologies or mythological > explanations for the name “Pāṇini.” I don’t recall encountering any over the > years. The word itself seems to be neuter in gender (if we assume an “in” > suffix) and therefore somewhat unusual in designating a person. > > Jim Ryan > Asian Philosophies and Cultures (Emeritus) > California Institute of Integral Studies > 1453 Mission St. > San Francisco, CA 94103 > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > <https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology>
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