The Sarasvataprakriya (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

: सारस्वतप्रक्रिया; IAST: ''Sārasvataprakriyā'') is a text on

Sanskrit grammar The grammar of the Sanskrit language has a complex verbal system, rich nominal declension, and extensive use of compound nouns. It was studied and codified by Sanskrit grammarians from the later Vedic period (roughly 8th century BCE), culminatin ...

written by Anubhūti Svarūpācārya between 1250 and 1450. It is a commentary on and rearrangement of 700

sutras ''Sutra'' ()Monier Williams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry fo''sutra'' page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a ...

composed by Narendra and includes around 900 rules. The grammatical system based on this text, called ''Sārasvatavyākaraṇa'', was popular due to its brevity and relative simplicity, especially among

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. The name "Sārasvata" comes from the claim that Narendra received his inspiration for his sutras from the goddess

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