inferences can be drawn from the vocabulary he uses in examples, and from his references to fellow grammarians. Deities referred to in his work include Vasudeva (4.3.98). The concept of dharma is attested in his example sentence (4.4.41) dharmam carati   "he observes the law". The Ashtadhyayi The Ashtadhyayi , Aṣṭādhyāyī