Here is one “myth” concerning Pāṇini. Pañcatantra 2,35 has preserved a tradtion, according to which Pāṇini was killed by a lion (and Jaimini by a elephant and Piṅgala by a crocodile):
uktaṃ ca- siṃho vyākaraṇasya kartur aharat prāṇān priyān pāṇiner mīmāṃsākṛtam unmamātha sahasā hastī muniṃ jaiminim | chandojñānanidhiṃ jaghāna makaro velātaṭe piṅgalam ajñānāvṛtacetasām atiruṣā ko 'rthas tiraścāṃ guṇaiḥ ||Panc_2.35|| Best wishes, Asko Parpola > On 13 Sep 2021, at 21.54, Jim Ryan via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Victor, Guy, Dan, > > Thanks for your responses. I, of course, was looking for possible > “pseudo-etymologies” for the name “Pāṇini,” thinking there may be one (or > more) like there is for Patañjali (the yogin). But, interestingly, > conditioned by my teacher some years ago, Frances Wilson, I always go first > to Apte’s dictionary. Frances disdained Monier-Williams because it gave the > words in transliteration and not in Devanāgarī! Apte in this case was > unhelpful. I usually, anyway, always look at Monier-Williams aside Apte for > things, as both dictionaries contain items the other doesn’t. But, obviously, > I didn’t do my back-up work in this case. > > Still wondering if there may be mythological stories about Pāṇini and, now, > his family line. A double patronymic. Would this mean then, that his > grandfather is Pāṇin? > > Victor, some of what you’ve posted I cant’ decipher because I don’t know > Pānini well enough, his “code-words” for forms and categories. But part of > it, seems to basically spell out what Guy and Dan were pointing out, it seems. > > Jim > >> On Sep 12, 2021, at 12:30 PM, victor davella <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Dear Jim, >> >> I've pasted below two derivations given in commentaries to the >> Prakriyākaumudī or Rāmacandra; the first is by Viṭṭhala in his Prasāda (p. 3 >> of the first volume) and the second (spanning two portions) is by Kṛṣṇa Śeṣa >> in his Prakāśa (pp. 8ff. of the first volume). The former text can be >> downloaded here >> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrjVLXHkqneSwwEjNzWK2vx_CNfA-sHn?usp=sharing>. >> The latter, here >> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NysQ-LteMaqetcAjSKp3QnnxbxOLyLYU?usp=sharing>. >> Hope that's helpful. >> >> All the Best, >> Victor >> >> >> <image.png> >> >> <image.png> >> <image.png> >> >> On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM Jim Ryan via INDOLOGY >> <[email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> <https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology> > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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