 This grammar of had been the object of intense study for the ten centuries prior to the composition of the Bhaṭṭikāvya.It was plainly 's purpose to provide a study aid to Pāṇini's text by using the examples already provided in the existing grammatical commentaries in the context of the gripping and morally improving story of the .To the dry bones of this grammar Bhaṭṭi has given juicy flesh in his poem.