SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 47

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Panini.

• The Sanskrit grammar book 'Ashtadhyayi' was written by Panini. 
• It is a comprehensive treatise on Sanskrit grammar.
• It consists of 8 chapters, each subdivided into four sections, making a total of 32 sections.
• Pāṇini was a Sanskrit grammarian, logician, philologist, and revered scholar in ancient India.
• Pāṇini has been considered the "first descriptive linguist" and even labelled as "the father of linguistics".

Other Options:

Valmiki is revered as the Adi Kavi (the first poet) in Indian tradition, and his most famous and monumental work is the: Ramayana.

Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. He was respected for his spiritual verses and teachings that bridged Hinduism and Islam.

Tulsidas was a revered Hindu poet-saint, philosopher, and devotee of Lord Rama, best known for writing the Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of Valmiki’s Ramayana in Awadhi.