A Grammar of the Sungskrit Language 2 Volume Set
To Which Are Added Examples for the Exercise of the Student, and a Complete List of the Dhatoos or Roots
Published on 28. February 2013
Book
1078 pages
978-1-108-05598-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Indo-Aryan language of Sanskrit is the primary language of Hinduism and also a scholarly language of Buddhism. Dating back to the second millennium BCE, it is considered to be the parent of most modern languages of India, and remains central to work in Indo-European studies, philology and linguistics today. First published in 1806, this is a comprehensive grammar of Sanskrit, compiled by the Baptist missionary William Carey (1761-1834) during his time in India. Its purpose was to make the language accessible to European learners, presenting its complex systems of verb conjugation, compound words and affixation in a straightforward way. Reissued here in a two-volume set, the work covers characters, pronouns, verbs, word formation and syntax, also including numerous examples, an appendix on the roots of Sanskrit words, and an index. Carey's reference works on Marathi and Bengali are also reissued in this series.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
2560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-05598-7 (9781108055987)
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William Carey
A Grammar of the Sungskrit Language
To Which Are Added Examples for the Exercise of the Student, and a Complete List of the Dhatoos or Roots
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02/2013
Cambridge University Press
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William Carey
A Grammar of the Sungskrit Language
To Which Are Added Examples for the Exercise of the Student, and a Complete List of the Dhatoos or Roots
Book
02/2013
Cambridge University Press
€81.80
Shipment within 15-20 days
Content
Volume 1. Dedication; Preface; Book I: 1. Of letters; 2. Of words; 3. Of sundhi, or the permutation of letters; Book II: 1. Of nouns substantive; 2. Of adjectives; 3. Of pronouns; Book III: 1. Of verbs; 2. Of the causal verbs; 3. Of the optative verbs; 4. Of the frequentative verbs; 5. Observations upon the dhatoos. volume 2. Book IV: 1. Of the formation of words; 2. Of derivative words; 3. Of compound words; 4. Of the gender of nouns; Book V: 1. Of syntax; 2. Exercises for parsing; Appendix containing a list of the dhatoos, or roots; Index; Errata.