संस्कृत भाषा में व्याकरण की रचना किसने की?

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Question

संस्कृत भाषा में व्याकरण की रचना किसने की?

  1. A. वाल्मीकि
  2. B. तुलसीदास
  3. C. पाणिनि (Correct answer)
  4. 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.