Panini

ancient Sanskrit grammarian
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Panini

Summary

Panini is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shalatula[2]. He was born on 520 BC[3]. He died on 460 BC[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], writer[6], and grammarian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month, #6,873 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Panini was born in Shalatula[2].
  • Panini was born on 520 BC[3].
  • Panini died on 460 BC[4].
  • Panini held citizenship in Gandhara[9].
  • Sanskrit was Panini's native language[10].
  • Panini's professions included linguist[5].
  • Panini worked as a writer[6].
  • Panini's professions included grammarian[7].
  • Panini's field of work was Vyakarana[11].
  • Panini's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Panini's religion is recorded as Hinduism[13].
  • Panini is recorded as male[14].
  • Panini's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Panini's Commons category is recorded as Pāṇini[16].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[17].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[22].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • Panini's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Panini's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Sanskrit[25].
  • Panini's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'पाणिनि'}[26].
  • Panini dates from the Mahajanapada[27].

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Origins and Family

Panini was born in Shalatula[2]. He was born on 520 BC[3]. Sanskrit was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[5], writer[6], and grammarian[7]. Fields of work include Vyakarana[11] and linguistics[12], an academic discipline[28].

Personal Life

Panini's religion is recorded as Hinduism[13].

Death and Burial

Panini died on 460 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Panini ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month, #6,873 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Works attributed to him include Ashtadhyayi[31], a grammar book[32] and Shiva Sutras[33].

FAQs

Where was Panini born?

Panini's place of birth was Shalatula[2].

What did Panini do for work?

Panini worked as linguist[5], writer[6], and grammarian[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . pib.nic.in. pib.nic.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . bfmtv.com. Retrieved . bfmtv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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