 The name Pāṇini is a patronymic meaning descendant of .His full name was "Dakṣiputra Pāṇini" according to verses 1.75.13 and 3.251.12 of Patanjali's "Mahābhāṣya", with the first part suggesting his mother's name was Dakṣi.Nothing definite is known about when Pāṇini lived, not even in which century he lived.