27-year-old Rishi Rajpopat, a PhD student at Cambridge university solved a 2500-year-old Sanskrit grammar problem
27-year-old Rishi Rajpopat, a PhD student at Cambridge university solved a 2500-year-old Sanskrit grammar problem
Sanskrit is only spoken in India by an estimated 25,000 people out of a population of more than one billion
Sanskrit is only spoken in India by an estimated 25,000 people out of a population of more than one billion
The grammatical problem that has perplexed scholars since the 5th century BC
The grammatical problem that has perplexed scholars since the 5th century BC
Panini’s grammar, known as the Astadhyayi, relied on a system that functioned like an algorithm
Panini’s grammar, known as the Astadhyayi, relied on a system that functioned like an algorithm
Mr Rajpopat rejected the traditional interpretation of the metarule
Mr Rajpopat rejected the traditional interpretation of the metarule
Mr Rajpopat found Panini’s “language machine” produced grammatically correct words
Mr Rajpopat found Panini’s “language machine” produced grammatically correct words