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The '''''{{IAST|Kāśikāvṛtti}}''''' ("the commentary of [composed or used in] Kāśi, i.e. [[Varanasi]]") is a commentary on [[Pāṇini]], attributed to Jayāditya and Vāmana, composed in c. the 7th century.<br />
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It is considered one of the great grammar texts of [[Sanskrit]] after [[Pāṇini]]'s [[Aṣṭādhyāyī]] (4th century BCE), [[Kātyāyana]]'s [[Varttikakara|Vārtikās]] (6th-4th century BCE-unclear), [[Patanjali]]'s [[Mahabhasya]] (2nd century BCE), and [[Bhartṛhari]]'s [[Vākyapadīya]] (6th century CE). Ekavrutti and Prachin Vrutti are the other names used for ''Kāśikāvṛttī. Nyasa by Jinendra Buddhi and Padamanjari by Haradatta Mishra are the famous commentaries on Kāśikāvṛtti.''{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}<br />
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== Importance ==<br />
Vruttis prior to Kashika did not contain Ganapatha. Whereas Kashika contains Ganapatha. Kashika quotes different extinct Vruttis of scholars from the pre-paninian period. Which are not mentioned anywhere else. Examples and counterexamples included in Kashika are taken from ancient Vruttis. Hence, it provides knowledge about ancient historical facts.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarvahitkari |url=http://archive.org/details/sanskrit-vyakaran-shastra-ka-itihas-yudhishthir-mimansak |title=Sanskrit Vyakaran Shastra ka Itihas - Yudhishthir Mimansak |date=2021-03-16}}</ref><br />
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== Structure ==<br />
It it a commentary on the Ashtadhyayi. It follows the same structure. Kashika contains 8 adhyayas. These 8 adhyayas are divided into 4 [[wiktionary:pada|pada]]s, giving a total of 32 padas.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sarvahitkari |url=http://archive.org/details/sanskrit-vyakaran-shastra-ka-itihas-yudhishthir-mimansak |title=Sanskrit Vyakaran Shastra ka Itihas - Yudhishthir Mimansak |date=2021-03-16}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Pāṇini]]<br />
*[[Sanskrit grammarians]]<br />
*''[[Bhaṭṭikāvya]]''<br />
*[[Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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*Aryendra Sharma, ''Kasika - a commentary on Pāṇini's grammar by Vamana and Jayaditya''. Hyderabad : Osmania University, Sanskrit Academy 1969–1985.<br />
*P. Haag and V. Vergiani (eds.), ''Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti : the section on pratyāhāras; critical edition, translation and other contributions'', Firenze : Società Editrice Fiorentina; New Delhi : Manohar, 2009, {{ISBN|978-88-6032-114-5}}.<br />
*Apurba Chandra Barthakuria, ''India in the Age of the Kasikavrtti'' (2000).<br />
*Yudhishthir Mimansak , Sanskrit Vyakaran Shastra Ka Itihas,Part-1, Ramlal Kapoor Trust, Hariyana, Third edition 1973<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.intratext.com/IXT/SAN0012/ online edition]<br />
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