Daurgasiṃhavṛtti

This is a Sanskrit grammar commentary by Durgasiṃha (10th century) on the Kātantra sūtras. It is considered one of the earliest commentaries on the Kātantra sūtras. Kātantra belongs to a non-Pāṇinian grammatical tradition; it is a concise treatise that appears to be a simplified version of Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī, composed for beginners. It is also known as Kaumāra or Kālāpa Vyākaraṇa, attributed to Śarvavarman, to whom this system is said to have been revealed by the god Kumāra (hence the names Kaumāra and Kālāpa). According to the Kathāsaritsāgara, the system was devised to teach Sanskrit quickly to King Sātavāhana. This manuscript contains two complete chapters (Sandhi, Nāmnicatuṣṭaya), as well as up to 28 sūtras from the third pāda of Ākhyāta chapter.