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The famous text 'Ashtadhyayi', the earliest surviving grammar of Sanskrit, was authored by which ancient scholar?
A. Patanjali
B. Panini✓ Correct Answer
C. Katyayana
D. Bhartrihari
💡 Solution & Explanation
Panini authored the Ashtadhyayi, which remains the oldest surviving treatise on Sanskrit grammar and phonetics from ancient India. Scholars like Patanjali and Katyayana later wrote commentaries on this foundational text rather than composing the original grammar rules.
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