Paninian धातु

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Bijoy Misra

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Apr 11, 2026, 10:47:45 AM (13 days ago) Apr 11
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Dear friends,
Paninian धातु is a brilliant grammatical construct, derived through mathematical
principles and rigor.  Then they come in two kinds - आत्मनेपदी and परस्मैपदी .  
I would like to invite analytic research on Paninian धातु in our symposium next 
month.  Please contact me if you are thinking on the structure and morphology
of धातु .
Best regards,
Bijoy Misra
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keyur joshi

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Apr 23, 2026, 12:55:31 AM (yesterday) Apr 23
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Dear Sir

I am working on a novel, path-breaking analysis of the evolution of Sanskrit. It will take a few decades for me to prove my theory. But I have some very interesting finds that can be shared.
I would be grateful if i can make a small 30 minute presentation introducing my thoughts.

Thanks and Regards
Keyur Joshi
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Bijoy Misra

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Apr 23, 2026, 6:31:07 AM (yesterday) Apr 23
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Dear Sri Keyur,
Please send in the form of an abstract (200 words) we will try to accommodate.
Regards,
Bijoy Misra

keyur joshi

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Apr 23, 2026, 11:23:17 PM (16 hours ago) Apr 23
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Dear Sir

Please find the abstract.

धातु पाठ as a linguistic fossil

When language emerged/evolved, it must have used sounds, the meaning of which were understood intuitively. Because there was nothing to learn from, meanings had to be intuitive - स्वयंभू and स्वयंप्रोक्त. I believe these sounds evolved to become वर्ण. these - वर्ण and its built-in meanings - would have evolved into more complex composite sounds and meanings। 

Morphologically पद are derived from धातु and प्रत्यय. The meaning of पद is also derived from the meaning of धातु and प्रत्यय. Sanskrit is special because it claims that all words are derived words. For most word derivation is known with the help of पाणिनि अष्टाध्यायी.

धातु and प्रत्यय are made from वर्ण. If we extend the logic that everything is derived, the meanings of धातु and प्रत्यय must be derived from their constituent वर्ण. In the absence of guidance similar to अष्टाध्यायी and धातु पाठ, we have to decipher rules and वर्ण meanings to understand this process.

Primitive intuitive meanings of वर्ण are no longer self-evident to us today because we have overused language, and intuitive meanings are lost in the clutter. However, because धातु and their meanings are preserved, we can attempt to decipher the intuitive meanings of वर्ण. After that, we can try to arrive at rules for deriving धातुs and their meanings from the meaning of constituent वर्ण. 

I am working on this hypothesis and would like to present some interesting possibilities.



Bijoy Misra

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5:53 AM (10 hours ago) 5:53 AM
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Dear Sri Joshi,
I saw some writing earlier and felt they were wild speculations.
You should possibly produce your own book than sharing them on
other platforms including BVP.
Please send any future mail privately.  Our Symposium participation
is through individual registration.  You can participate and talk about
your views for five minutes at the concluding session Sunday.  
Regards,,
Bijoy Misra, 

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