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UGC NET July 2016 History
Arrange the following ancient Indian grammarians in chronological order and select the correct code.
- 1. Katyayana
- 2. Panini
- 3. Vamana
- 4. Yaska
A2, 1, 3, 4
B4, 2, 1, 3 ✓ Correct
C2, 4, 1, 3
D4, 2, 3, 1
Correct answer: (B) 4, 2, 1, 3 — The correct order is 4, 2, 1, 3.
Explanation
★The correct order is 4, 2, 1, 3.
★Yaska, the author of the Nirukta, came before Panini.
★Panini, the author of the Astadhyayi, lived in the fifth century B.C.
★Katyayana wrote the Vartikas on Panini's sutras in the second century B.C.
★Jayaditya and Vamana later wrote the commentary called Kasika.
★So the order is Yaska, Panini, Katyayana, Vamana.
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