1 Analysis, decomposi- tion.

2 Grammatical analysis, gram- mar, one of the six Vedāṅgas q. v.; siṃho vyākaraṇasya karturaharat prāṇān priyān pāṇineḥ Pt. 2. 33.

3 Ex- plaining, expounding. Comp. pra- kriyā etymology, derivation (of a word).