The first softweare man-- Maharshi PANINI

[Guest guest]

Sri Maatre Namaha

The M L B D News letter ( A monthly of indological

bibliography) in April 1993, designate our Maharshi 'PANINI' as a

first softwear man without hardwear. The news is an interesting one.

The heading is " Sanskrit software for future hardware " . The news in

deatil

" Three decades after trying to make narural languages

compatiable to computer programming, scientists have begun to realise

that they were beaten to it 2,600 years ago. Though much removed in

time, space and culture, a 7th century B.C. Sanskrit grammarian seems

to have provided all the answers to today's computer problems.

The grammarian-Panini-is now being called the first software man

without the hardware. And the focus is on the roughly 4,000 rules of

Sanskrit grammar that he evolved. Rules that are so scintific and

logical in manner that they closely resemble structures used by

computers scientistis throughout the world.

The link between artificial intelligence and Panini's grammar

was discovered in Amaerica, by NASA Scintist called Mr.Rick Briggs.

Scientists, over the years, had been bogged down by ambigue-ties in

natural languages and efforts into computer processing were proving

too dificult-until, Mr. Briggs discovered Sanskrit. Since then,

millions of dollars have been pumped into research with many Western

countries doing extensive work on the subject. "

Maharshi PANINI was a 'Tapaswi' and a dovotee of Bhagwaan

Sadasiva.

By His grace he came to know the 'MAHESWARA SOOTRAS'

One evening SADASIVA performed 'Sandhya Tandava' as usual. In

conclusion Sadasiva moved his 'DAMARUKAM'( smalll drum). The

Damarukam made the follwing sounds.

" AYIUNN,RULUKH, YEVONG, EAIWOUCH,HAYAVART, LAN, NYAMAGANANAM, JABHAI,

GADHASH, JABHAGADHASH, KHA, CHHA, THHA, THA, CHATAAW,KHACHHATACHATAW

SASHASAR, HAL. "

Based on above 'Damaruka naadas', Maharshi PANINI was prepared

VAARTIKAS ( Rules to be followed in Sanskrit grammar). He prayed

Sadasiva to show a good commentater to prepare detailed notes on his

vaartikas as those vaartikas are condensed. Bhagwan SADASIVA sent

serpent 'Vasuki' to do this job. Vasuki prepared 'BHASHYAM'detailed

notes with his name as 'PATANJALI'. The story of PATANJALI are also

interesting one which shall be discussed later on.

" VAAGARTHHAVIVA SAMPRUKTOW VAAGARTHA PRATIPATTAYE

JAGATAHA PITAROW VANDE PAARWATEE PARAMESWAROW "

Dr.G.S.Subramanya Sastry drgsssastry