Grammar and Beyond is a new perspective of looking into Pāṇinian grammar. The author has methodically chosen the titles included in the book with a view to analysing the processes underlying the formations that have been described by Pāṇini under the Sūtra Kṛttaddhitasamāsāśca. This Sūtra defines the secondary formations in Sanskrit and gives them the status of Prātipadika which is the Base of nominal formations in Sanskrit. According to Arthavadadhāturapratyahaḥ Prātipadikaṁ it is one of the three basic meaningful units of Sanskrit language. Thus though formed by adding two Basic meaningful units the secondary forms are structurally and semantically independent words that convey special meaning. In order to highlight the uniqueness of Kṛdanta formations Tiṅanta has been presented in an independent chapter. The inclusion of Nañ (negation) in the list is purposeful and illuminating. The choice of Sanskrit grammatical terms makes the context authentic and helps in avoiding confusion.

Since the language analysed by Pāṇini is not available in its original form the author has meticulously chosen examples of grammatical rules from the prose in Sanskrit drama which is the closest one can get to spoken language. The subject of the plays chosen, provides a broad spectrum of language use, from romantic to social and also political contexts.

The author has worked systematically to look into the philosophy of Sanskrit grammar to discover the universality in human language and has tried to give a description of how this insight can be helpful in creating a universal grammar of human language. This insight, when fully researched and developed, may also help in understanding how the human mind works to express and understand language in general.

Internationally acclaimed linguist and Indologist Prof. Dipti Sharma Tripathi is at present the President of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies (IASS), headquartered in Paris, France. She is the first lady to occupy this position, in recognition of her life-time service to Sanskrit, internationally and in India. She has assiduously worked to popularize Sanskrit by teaching to learners from across the world, from Canada to China. She is the only person in her discipline from Delhi University, to teach at a Chinese University as Visiting Professor in years: 2014, 2016, and 2018.

Prof. Tripathi has tried tirelessly to make language studies relevant in the present context having authored eight books and nearly one hundred research papers, reinterpreting the philosophy of Sanskrit Grammar to develop an Indian system of Linguistics and a model of semantics for universal grammar.

Prof. Dipti Tripathi is the first lady Chair and Head of Postgraduate Department of Sanskrit, Delhi University and first to be awarded Commonwealth Scholarship for postdoctoral research in UK. She also served as Director, Government of India National Mission for Manuscripts.

Prof. Tripathi was the keynote speaker in several International Conferences including World Sanskrit Conference, Canada; Indological Conference, Poland; Leader of Government of India delegation at 2nd Indological Conference, China, Special Speaker at Lifeology and Sinology Summit, China; and she represented India at Indo-Nepalese Conference, Nepal.

She has received several national and international accolades including the prestigious Certificate of Honor awarded by the President of India, the highest recognition in Sanskrit studies.