Sanskrit Grammar: Including Both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana - Hardcover

Whitney, William Dwight

 
9789360802998: Sanskrit Grammar: Including Both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana

Synopsis

Similar to Phoenician, Babylonian, ancient Greek and Tamil, Sanskrit too has an advanced grammar system. Panini was noted as one of the world’s first grammarians who composed the rules of grammar, which itself is an achievement. This book, Sanskrit Grammar, is for learning Classical Sanskrit for beginners to advanced level. It contains basic and advanced grammar rules such as alphabets, numerical systems, sounds, vowels-consonants, nouns, adjectives, declensions, conjuga­tions, compound stems, and so forth. The book was compiled with the help of sources such as Vedas, Upanishads, Epics, Brahmanas, and numerous classical Sanskrit compositions. Highly beneficial for stu­dents who want to learn the Sanskrit language. About the Author William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) was an American linguist, phi­lologist, lexicographer, and an Indologist, who specialized in Sanskrit language. He was the founder of the American Philologist Association, and editor-in-chief of The Century Dictionary. He authored numerous books such as Language and the Study of Language: Twelve Lectures on the Principles of Linguistic Science; Logical Consistency in Views of Language; Mixture in Language; The Roots, Verb-forms and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language; Max Müller and the Science of Language: A Criticism, etc.

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William Dwight Whitney (1827-1894) was an American linguist, phi­lologist, lexicographer, and an Indologist, who specialized in Sanskrit language. He was the founder of the American Philologist Association, and editor-in-chief of The Century Dictionary.

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