Talk:Varāruci

By Swami Harshananda

Varāruci is the name of quite a few persons. The Śrautasutras of Gobhila was also known as the Puspasutras. According to some scholars, it had a South Indian recension known as Phulusutras, attributed to Varāruci, either as the author or as the editor. There was one Vararuci among the ‘Navaratnas’^[1] well-known scholars, in the court of the king Vikramāditya.

Kātyāyana, the grammarian who composed the vārttika^[2] on the sutras of Pāṇini^[3] was also known as Varāruci. The earliest grammar of the Prākṛt language, the Prākrtaprakāśa, was the work of a Varāruci. However very little is known about these Varāruci.

References[edit]

↑ Navratnas means Nine Jewels.
↑ Vārttika means explanatory notes
↑ He lived on 4th century B. C.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

[1] Navratnas means Nine Jewels.

[2] Vārttika means explanatory notes

[3] He lived on 4th century B. C.

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