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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

William Carey author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:28th Feb '13

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First published in 1806, this is a comprehensive grammar of the Indo-Aryan language Sanskrit, containing detailed descriptions and numerous examples.

First published in 1806, this is a comprehensive grammar of the Indo-Aryan language Sanskrit. Reissued here in a two-volume set, Volume 1 contains Books 1–3 of the work, covering characters, pronouns and verbs. Carey's reference works on Marathi and Bengali are also reissued in this series.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, Volume 1 contains Books 1–3 of the work, covering characters, pronouns and verbs, and clearly laying out the rules of their formation by way of numerous illustrative examples. Carey's reference works on Marathi and Bengali are also reissued in this series.

ISBN: 9781108055963

Dimensions: 297mm x 210mm x 31mm

Weight: 1410g

594 pages