Guest guest Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 It seems 3 year old twin boys recited the entire ashtadhyayi of Panini in front of a large audience. Also, they could recite the sutras from any point in the Ashtadhyayi. Here is the url: http://www.astadhyayi.com/about.html Was it traditional for 3 year old kids to memorize the ashtadhyayi? Thanks and Regards, Lakshmi Srinivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 INDOLOGY, "lsrinivas <lsrinivas>" <lsrinivas> wrote: > It seems 3 year old twin boys recited the entire ashtadhyayi of > Panini in front of a large audience. Also, they could recite the > sutras from any point in the Ashtadhyayi. > > Here is the url: http://www.astadhyayi.com/about.html > > Was it traditional for 3 year old kids to memorize the ashtadhyayi? > > Thanks and Regards, > > Lakshmi Srinivas It seems the kids have memorized Ashtadhyayi after chance listening and it was not planned from the beginning Such atavism is exibited in other areas also. In carnatic music and even Harikatha Kalakshepam, kids under 10 have distinguished themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 The last time I personally heard a child recite the Ashtadhyayi was sometime in the late (or was it early?) sixties in Pune. Pt. Athalekar of Pune had trained his young daughter to recite the Ashtadhyayi and the Bhagavadgita. Given a sutra she could immediately give its number. Given a number, she could give the rule. Given a word, she would recite all the sutras containing that word. She was eight or nine years old at that time. She did not understand the meaning of the rules at this time. Madhav Deshpande INDOLOGY, "lsrinivas <lsrinivas>" <lsrinivas> wrote: > It seems 3 year old twin boys recited the entire ashtadhyayi of > Panini in front of a large audience. Also, they could recite the > sutras from any point in the Ashtadhyayi. > > Here is the url: http://www.astadhyayi.com/about.html > > Was it traditional for 3 year old kids to memorize the ashtadhyayi? > > Thanks and Regards, > > Lakshmi Srinivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 INDOLOGY, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh@U...>" <mmdesh@U...> wrote: > The last time I personally heard a child recite the Ashtadhyayi > was sometime in the late (or was it early?) sixties in Pune. Pt. > Athalekar of Pune had trained his young daughter to recite the > Ashtadhyayi and the Bhagavadgita. Given a sutra she could > immediately give its number. Given a number, she could give the > rule. Given a word, she would recite all the sutras containing that > word. She was eight or nine years old at that time. She did not > understand the meaning of the rules at this time. > It will be interesting to know whether the children who memorize Sanskrit or other Indian texts so well pursue their Sanskrit studies in their professional lives. Sakuntala Devi, once called a human computer, is into astrology calculations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 I have heard that amongst Maharashtrian Brahmins, an accented text of the Ashtadhyayi was recited as a part of their Rgvedaadhyayana, at least till the 1950's. It was said that the text was 1 of the 10 works the Rgvedi Deshastha brahmins were supported to memorize. Does anyone have any further information on this 'accented' text of Panini? Sincerely, Vishal INDOLOGY, "deshpandem <mmdesh@U...>" <mmdesh@U...> wrote: > The last time I personally heard a child recite the Ashtadhyayi > was sometime in the late (or was it early?) sixties in Pune. Pt. > Athalekar of Pune had trained his young daughter to recite the > Ashtadhyayi and the Bhagavadgita. Given a sutra she could > immediately give its number. Given a number, she could give the > rule. Given a word, she would recite all the sutras containing that > word. She was eight or nine years old at that time. She did not > understand the meaning of the rules at this time. > > Madhav Deshpande > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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