Hi Jim, Not exactly “mythological,” but Monier-Williams offers “pāṇini m. (according to, Pāṇ. 4-1, 95 patr. fr. pāṇina).”
Pāṇina in turn is referred to “paṇin m. N. of a man, Pāṇ. 6-4, 165 (cf. pāṇina and °ni).” Dan > On Sep 12, 2021, at 2:00 PM, Jim Ryan via INDOLOGY > <[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] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected] https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
