Question
This language, whose name means “well made,” was used for the oldest surviving linguistic treatise. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this language, which was also used to write epics like the Rāmāyana (“rah-MY-yuh-nuh”) and Mahābhārata (“muh-ha-BHA-ruh-tuh”).
ANSWER: Sanskrit [or Saṃskṛtam]
[10h] The oldest surviving linguistic treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī (“UHSH-tuh-dhyah-yee”), was written by this ancient author. This author employed a recursive metalanguage to describe every aspect of Sanskrit grammar.
ANSWER: Dakṣiputra Pāṇini (“PAH-nih-nee”)
[10m] Pāṇini used the grammatical marker lUṄ (“loon”) to denote the aorist (“AY-or-ist”) type of this linguistic feature. Latin usually combines this linguistic feature with grammatical aspect and has six of these features in the indicative mood.
ANSWER: verb tenses
<Abhinav Rachakonda, Social Science - Other> ~23015~ <Editor: Vincent Du>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.39 | 97% | 64% | 3% |