संस्कृत भाषा में व्याकरण की रचना किसने की?
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Question
संस्कृत भाषा में व्याकरण की रचना किसने की?
- A. वाल्मीकि
- B. तुलसीदास
- C. पाणिनि (Correct answer)
- D. कालिदास
Correct Answer
Option C — पाणिनि
Detailed Solution & Explanation
The correct answer is पाणिनि.
Key Points
- Panini composed the Ashtadhyayi, the definitive grammar of Sanskrit, in about the 5th-4th century BCE.
- Its roughly 4000 sutras in eight chapters form the earliest known systematic, generative grammar of any language.
Additional Information
- Katyayana wrote the *Varttika* commentary on it, and Patanjali the *Mahabhashya*.
- Valmiki wrote the Ramayana, Kalidasa the Abhijnanashakuntalam and Meghaduta, Tulsidas the Ramcharitmanas.