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Though the beginnings of grammatical studies in India can be traced back to the period of the Brahmanas, the first important treatise on the subject is Yaska’s Nirukta. The work deals with etymology, a subject included in the six Vedangas.
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This marks the commencement of Uttarayana - the Sun’s journey to the Northern Hemisphere. This half of the year is assumed to be auspicious. Legend states that Bhishma when wounded on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, is said to have waited for the starting of Uttarayana before he died.
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