Meaning of Panini

[Madhav Deshpande]

Let us not get carried away by the modern meaning of the word Pathan.  
However, it is clear that Panini is called a resident of the town of 
Shalaatura, which is identified with a locality near Peshawar.  I have 
shown in some of my work that Panini exhibits his familiarity with the 
linguistic facts of this northwestern frontier.
	Madhav Deshpande

On Wed, 18 Oct 1995, Anshuman Pandey wrote:

> 
> Sorry to wander off-topic, but I was reading a work titled "The Early 
> Aryans of India" by S. B. Roy in which he writes that Panini was a 
> Pathan. Is there any information to validate this claim?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Anshuman Pandey
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> On Tue, 17 Oct 1995, Anand Venkt Raman wrote:
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> > Speaking of dictionaries, I have been looking for the meaning of the
> > word "Panini". I have been unable to trace the etymology of the word to
> > anything beyond "Name of the sage Panini". It seems to indicate
> > "hand-made", but I'm not sure. Can someone help me out here please?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
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