''Siddhantakaumudi'' () is a book by
Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita
Bhattoji Dikshita (Pronunciation: bʱəʈʈod͡ʒiː d̪ɪkʂɪt̪ᵊ) was a 17th-century Sanskrit grammarian who authored the , Shabda-Kaustubha, and Prauda Manorama. He was born into a Brahmin family and settled in Varanasi, a major hub for Sans ...
on
Sanskrit grammar
The grammar of the Sanskrit language has a complex verbal system, rich nominal declension, and extensive use of compound nouns. It was studied and codified by Sanskrit grammarians from the later Vedic period (roughly 8th century BCE), culminatin ...
. Its full name ''Vaiyakaranasiddhantakaumudi''. Bhattoji Dixit composed Siddhanta Kaumudi on the basis of
Prakriyakaumudi. He himself wrote
Praudha Manorama Tika on this book.
Bhattoji dikshita's disciple
Varadarāja
Varadarāja was a 17th-century Hindu Sanskrit grammarian. He compiled an abridgement of the work of his master, the '' Siddhānta Kaumudī'' of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, in three versions, referred to as ''madhya'' "middle", ''laghu'' "short" an ...
also became a great scholar of grammar. He composed
Laghusiddhantakaumudi.
In the ancient practice of studying
Paṇiniyān grammar, the order of Paniniya sutrapath was considered as the basis. This sequence was difficult from the point of view of experiment, because formulas of different chapters had to be used to do the same experiment. Seeing this difficulty, there was a need to invent such a method in which all
sutras necessary for the achievement of a particular experiment are available at one place.
As
Western countries
The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in Western Europe, Northern America, and Australasia; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West. ...
are being interested in Sanskrit, ''Siddhantakaumudi'' along with
Astadhyayi and other books, are becoming widely researched.
Contents of book
Siddhantakaumudi is more popular than
Ashtadhyayi. The sutras of the Ashtadhyayi have been collected and explained under appropriate headings in permutations. Thus Siddhantakaumudi is more organized and can be easily understood.
Paniniyan sutras are defined such as
References
Bibliography
{{Wikisourcelang, sa, सिद्धान्तकौमुदी, Siddhantkaumudi
Siddhanta Kaumudi of Bhattoji Dikshita English Translation in 6 Volumes*http://laghusiddhanta.vedicsociety.org/
Vyakaransiddhantkaumudi with Hindi explanation(Google books; Hindi interpreter: Shridharanand Ghildiyal)
Siddhanta Kaumudi Sanskrit & English CommentariesThe Siddhanta kaumudi of Bhattoji Dikshita (1904)
Vyakaranasiddhantakaumudi'' 4th part
(Google books ; Giridharsharma Chaturved)
Vyakaranasiddhantakaumudi: Hindi translation and explanation
(Google books; Ramkaran Sharma)
Grammar books
Vyakarana