Vyakarana nbsp The third Vedanga is Vyakarana or grammar which is necessary for the understanding of the Veda It is called the mouth of the Veda Purusha The old Vedangatexts on Vyakarana are entirely lost today In the Aranyakas we find some technical terms of grammar The only representative of this Vedanga is the Ashtadhyayi of Panini which belongs to a later period It is indeed the most celebrated textbook of grammar It is not associated with any Vedic school Due to its great merits this may be assumed that Panini superseded all his predecessors whose works have consequently perishedFormation of the word is the main subject of grammar It discusses root Prakriti and suffix Pratyaya of a word to study its meaning Panini8217s Vyakarana is in the form of sutras or aphorisms The fourteen Sutras are referred to here as Maheswara Sutras They were originated from Nataraja8217s damuru sound They are considered the foundation of grammar Vararuci has written an elaborate commentary or Vartika Sage Patanjali wrote commentary or Bhashya on it Links Ashtadhyayi of Panini Srisa Chandra Vasu Volume I Volume II Volume III Volume IV Volume V Volume VI Volume VII Volume VIII India as known to Panini VS Agrawala Multimedia Links वयकरण वदङग क समनय परचय पणन शकष क अनसर सवरवयञजन क रचन एव उचचरण परकरय भग I पणन शकष क अनसर सवरवयञजन क रचन एव उचचरण परकरय भग II पणन शकष सतर क वजञनक मलयङकन वयञजन क उचचरण परकरय times वयकरण वदङग क समनय परचय times पणन शकष क अनसर सवरवयञजन क रचन एव उचचरण परकरय भग I times पणन शकष क अनसर सवरवयञजन क रचन एव उचचरण परकरय भग II times पणन शकष सतर क वजञनक मलयङकन times वयञजन क उचचरण परकरय