Panini

Panini was an ancient Indian Sanskrit grammarian, traditionally dated to around the 5th century BCE. He is best known for his work Aṣṭādhyāyī, a highly systematic and scientific grammar of Sanskrit composed in nearly 4,000 sutras. His analysis of phonetics, morphology, and syntax is considered one of the earliest and most advanced works in linguistics. Panini’s grammatical framework influenced not only later Indian linguistic traditions but also modern linguistic theory worldwide.