What fascinating is that you have the famed muni-traya, Panini, Katyayan, and Patanjali. How could this be unadressed and unsolved by even Katyayan and Patanjali, and unaddressed in the Kasika, yet it took 2500 years later for a Cambridge phd candidate to crack it. If this is really the case, the man deserves much more than a PhD.
Furthermore Panini is predated by Yaskacharya and cites his famous Nirukta, which is still available today. Panini also cites other ancient grammars in his work. So the history goes back even further. It is remarkable that such fundamental discoveries are being made so many years later.
Furthermore Panini is predated by Yaskacharya and cites his famous Nirukta, which is still available today. Panini also cites other ancient grammars in his work. So the history goes back even further. It is remarkable that such fundamental discoveries are being made so many years later.