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चन्द्राचार्य (candrAcArya)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
चन्द्राचार्य
m.
N.
of a Jain teacher.
Abhyankara Grammar
English
चन्द्राचार्य a grammarian mentioned by Bhartrhari in his Vakyapadiya as one who took a leading part in restoring the traditional explana- tion of Panini's Vyakarana which, by the spread of rival easy trea- tises on grammar, had become almost lost: cf. यः पतञ्जलिशिष्येभ्यो भ्रष्टो ब्याकरणागमः काले दाक्षिणात्येषु ग्रन्थमात्रे व्यवस्थित: पर्वतादागमं लब्ध्वा भाष्यबीजानुसा- रिभि: नीतो बहुशाखत्वं चन्द्राचार्यादिभिः पुनः Vakyapadiya II. 488-489. See चन्द्र and चन्द्रगोमिन्.