The Foundation of Sanskrit: Understanding the Role of Vyakarana

Abstract

Sanskrit is a classical language of India. It considered the sacred language of Hinduism and the source of much of it’s philosophical and scientific literature. It  was also a link language in ancient and medieval South Asia and influenced the language of South and Southeast Asia. While it is not widely spoken as a first language. Sanskrit is one of the official language of India and is still used for
religious purpose. The grammar of the Sanskrit language has a complex verbal system, rich nominal, declension and extensive use of compound nouns. It was studied and codified by Sanskrit grammarians from the later Vedic period, culminating in the Pāṇinian grammar of the 4 th century BCE.