Ancient grammatical puzzle solved after 2,500 years by PhD student
Sanskrit (video screenshot)
(STUDY FINDS) – An ancient grammatical puzzle that has baffled scientists for 2,500 years has been solved by a University of Cambridge student.
PhD scholar Rishi Rajpopat finally cracked the riddle which has defeated Sanskrit experts since the 5th Century BC. The 27-year-old accomplished the feat by decoding a rule taught by “the father of linguistics,” Pāṇini.
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The discovery makes it possible to “derive” any Sanskrit word – constructing millions of grammatically correct words including “mantra” and “guru” – using Pāṇini’s famous “language machine.” Language experts consider it to be one of the great intellectual achievements in history.
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