Podcast with Rishi Rajpopat, author of “Pāṇini’s Perfect Rule: A Modern Solution to an Ancient Problem in Sanskrit Grammar”
Panini’s Ashtadyayi is one of the most famous works in Sanskrit, a so-called “linguistic machine” that, through its 4,000 words, allows someone to generate words and grammar. Generations of commentators have tried to figure out exactly how to best interpret the work and explain its various contradictions and overlapping instructions. Then, in 2022, Rishi Rajpopat,…
