Critical Studies in Indian Grammarians I: The Theory of Homogeneity (Savar?ya)

by John K. Whitmore, Kenneth R. Hall, Madhav M. Deshpande

In the historical study of the Indian grammarian tradition, a line of demarcation can often be drawn between the conformity of a system with the well-known grammar of Pāṇini and the explanatory effectiveness of that system. One element of Pāṇini's grammar that scholars have sometimes struggled to bring across this line of demarcation is the theory of homogeneity, or sāvarṇya, which concerns the final consonants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891480528
• ISBN13: 9780891480525
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: U of M Center for South Asian Studies
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"