Taittiriya Pratisakhya

It was an innovative piece of work, and it should have been reviewed with that mindset in mind. According to Renou (1969), Bohtlingk's version of the Astadhyayi was believed to be the standard edition in Europe. This information comes from the author. It was the cause of something that might be termed a "revolution" in linguistic thought, and it was accountable for this revolution in both Indo-European linguistics and general linguistics. The study of the history of Indo-European languages was sparked in part by the analysis of Sanskrit grammar, which served as a stimulant for the subject. It was the first time in the history of linguistics that it was understood that a word could be cleanly split down into root, stem-forming suffix, and desinence. [Citation needed] [Citation needed] The Bohtlingk edition was the first one to become widely accepted as the norm, and it remained so until more recent versions were published that included more in-depth exegetical interpretations.

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William Dwight Whitney