A student really wanted to learn सम्स्कृत-व्याकरणम् from पाणिनि and went to pay respects. पाणिनि was very old at that time and was only doing तप and योग. But he directed the young boy to पतञ्जलि. When the boy asked how would he find him, पाणिनि says, the person who gives the right answer to this question, "कोर्भवान्" would only be "पतञ्जलि"!!
Surprised but ordered by the revered पाणिनि, the boy goes in search of पतञ्जलि. Wherever he went, people made fun of him for a not knowing simple grammar!
Finally, he meets an old man teaching व्याकरणम् to many students at the same time!!
With due respect and a little hesitation, he asks:
Boy: "कोर्भवान्" |
Old man: "सपोsहम्" |
Boy: रेफः क्वगतः| Where did the रेफ go?? (in सर्प)
Old man: त्वयापहृतः| (Stolen by you!)
Astonished and happy, the boy prostrates before the guru saying he could be none other than "पतञ्जलि" and prays to learn सम्स्कृत-व्याकरणम् from him!
Notable thing in the story is an example where रेफ not included in विसर्ग-सन्धि |
Will you now keep that in mind!?
PS: पतञ्जलि is considered by many as आदिशेषावतार and hence referred here as सर्प!
Surprised but ordered by the revered पाणिनि, the boy goes in search of पतञ्जलि. Wherever he went, people made fun of him for a not knowing simple grammar!
Finally, he meets an old man teaching व्याकरणम् to many students at the same time!!
With due respect and a little hesitation, he asks:
Boy: "कोर्भवान्" |
Old man: "सपोsहम्" |
Boy: रेफः क्वगतः| Where did the रेफ go?? (in सर्प)
Old man: त्वयापहृतः| (Stolen by you!)
Astonished and happy, the boy prostrates before the guru saying he could be none other than "पतञ्जलि" and prays to learn सम्स्कृत-व्याकरणम् from him!
Notable thing in the story is an example where रेफ not included in विसर्ग-सन्धि |
Will you now keep that in mind!?
PS: पतञ्जलि is considered by many as आदिशेषावतार and hence referred here as सर्प!
