Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini's great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?
A
It was most probably composed towards the 4th century BC
B
It was stated that with Panini the language attained its highest state of development and thereafter there was improvement only in its vocabulary
C
Both A & B
D
None of the above
Correct Answer: Both A & B
Pāṇini was an ancient Sanskrit philologist, grammarian, and a revered scholar in ancient India. Considered the father of linguistics. Ashtadhyayi is the foundational text of the grammatical branch of the Vedanga, the auxiliary scholarly disciplines of Vedic religion.