A Sanskrit Reader: Text and Vocabulary and Notes - Hardcover

Charles Rockwell Lanman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674789008 ISBN 13: 9780674789005

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1984

Synopsis

This reader is designed to serve as an introduction to the subject for the students and to provide knowledge of Sanskrit to the teachers of high schools, academies and colleges. The work helps to correct some of the false notions which are prevalent respecting the relations of Sanskrit to other languages of the Indo-European family. It also keeps saving the literature from undue depreciation and from exaggerated praise. The author has made selections from various Sanskrit writings keeping two aims in mind: firstly to provide abundant material for thorough drill in the language of classical period; and secondly, to furnish a brief introduction to the works of the Vedic period, Mantra, Brahmana and Sutra best suited for beginners.

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About the Author

Charles Rockwell Lanman was a Professor at Harvard University during the nineteenth century. He was also Honorary Fellow of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, of France, of England, and of Germany and Corresponding Member of the Society of Sciences at Göttingen, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres of the Institute of France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674789008
• ISBN 13: 9780674789005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 426