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The '''Unadi-Sutras''' (Sanskrit {{lang|sa|उणादि-सूत्र}} {{lang|sa-Latn|uṇādi-sūtra-}}) are a group of texts in Indian grammatical tradition ([[Vyākaraṇa]]). They form an accessory to the ''[[Aṣṭādhyāyī]]'' ("Eight Chapters", the grammar of [[Pāṇini]]). They deal with Sanskrit affixes.
They propose to validate the view attributed to [[Śākaṭāyana]] that all [[word formation|words can be analysed]] by the addition of [[affix]]es to verbal roots.
As a consequence, the notion of "affix" for the purposes of the Unadi-[[Sutra]]s is extremely loose and not necessarily etymological; the classical grammarians (such as [[Patañjali]]) were aware that this means of derivation was purely formal and in many cases had no relation to the word's actual meaning.<ref>Ram (2001), pp. 2–4.</ref>

The authorship and date of the oldest Unadi-Sutras (known as the ''Panchapadi-Unadi-Sutras'') is uncertain; some authors would attribute them to Pāṇini himself, others to his predecessors, such as [[Śākaṭāyana]], Āpiśali, or [[Kātyāyana]]. The name ''uṇādi'' is derived from the [[incipit]], as the text begins with the treatment of the affix ''-uṇ-''.
The texts survive only with substantial variation. In addition, the later grammatical schools have added numerous additional Unadi-Sutras, each particular to the respective school.<ref>Ram (2001), 124ff.</ref>

Numerous commentaries on the Unadi-Sutras proper are extant, including
the Uṇādisūtravṛtti of [[Ujjvaladatta]] (13th century?<ref>C. R. Swaminathan, ''Janakiharana of Kumaradasa: A Study'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=Cbqo4PshqQcC&pg=PA49 p. 49].</ref>),
the Uṇādivṛtti of [[Svetavanavasin]],
the Prakriyasarvasva of [[Narayanabhatta]] (17th century),
the [[Siddhanta Kaumudi]] and Pradhha Manorama of [[Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita]] (17th century),
the Unadikosa of Mahadevavedantin (17th century),
the Aunadikapadarnava of Perusuri (early 19th century),
the Unadi-kosa of [[Dayananda Sarasvati]] (mid 19th century),
the Dasapadyunadivrtti and Prasada of Manikyadeva.

==References==
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*Kanshi Ram, [https://archive.org/details/UnadiSutrasInSanskritGT ''Uṇādi-Sūtras In The Sanskrit Grammatical Tradition''] (2001).
[[Category:Vyakarana]]
[[Category:Linguistic morphology]]

Unadi-Sutras - Revision history

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