Meaning of Panini, also "saakalya

[Madhav Deshpande]

	I suppose there is a connection between Shaakalya and the place 
name Shaakala or Sakala (Saagala in Pali: cf. Milindapanha).  However, 
there is also evidence in the Aitareya AaraNyaka and texts like the 
BrihadaaraNyaka Upanishad of the Shaakalyas residing in the eastern 
region of Videha and Magadha.
	Madhav Deshpande

On Thu, 19 Oct 1995, Vidhyanath K. Rao wrote:

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> >[PaaNini:]  paNinaH apatyaM a descendant of PaNi.
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> I am just curious, why the extra n?
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> Talking about grammarians' origins, is there supposes to be any
> connection between "Saakalyas and the town of "Saakala?
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> -Nath
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