 K. B. Pathak (1930) argued that "kumāraśramaṇa" could also refer to a Jain nun, meaning that Pāṇini is not necessarily to be placed after the Buddha.It is not certain whether Pāṇini used writing for the composition of his work, though it is generally agreed that he knew of a form of writing, based on references to words such as "lipi" ("script") and "lipikara" ("scribe") in section 3.2 of the " Aṣṭādhyāyī".The dating of the introduction of writing in India may therefore give further information on the dating of Pāṇini.