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Significance of dividing the 14 Maheshwara Sutras into 9 and 5
The following verse explains the origin of the 14 Maheshwara Sutras used by Panini:
॥ नृत्तावसाने नटराजराजो ननाद ढक्कां नवपञ्चवारम् ।
उद्धर्तुकामः सनकादिसिद्धान् एतद्विमर्शे शिवसूत्रजालम् ॥
Is there any significance to the division of the 14 sutras into 9 and 5 in the word नवपञ्चवारम्? Is it just to fit the poetic meter?
Thank you!
u/Ambitious-Donut-6189 — 7 days ago