About the Book: The Principle of Suspension (Asiddhatva) in Paninian Grammar
The principle of suspension (asiddhatva) is one of the most important and unique
devices employed by P??ini in the A?t?dhy?y?, which allowed for the temporary
omission of certain rules in the process of grammatical analysis. Its precise
function was heavily debated in the school of Vy?kara?a over the centuries yet
its interpretation is by no means uniform. The present volume contains a
translation and analysis of the Trip?d? section of the A???dhy?y? along with the
relevant passages from the Mah?bh??ya by Patañjali. Patañjalis role in
elucidating the intricacies of P??inis grammar cannot be emphasized strongly
enough, yet