Devavanipravesika: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language

Robert P. Goldman/ Sally J. Sutherland Goldman

ISBN 10: 8120832949 / ISBN 13: 9788120832947

Published by Motilal Banarsidass, 2011

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574 pages. 8.60x5.70x1.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Devavanipravesika: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8120832949
• ISBN 13: 9788120832947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

The purpose, in writing this book, is to provide a self-contained primer, workbook and reader for teaching first year Sanskrit students with no previous linguistic training. The author has tried throughout the work to introduce, explain and illustrate the most significant features of the language and through verses, quotations, and readings. To these ends the grammar has been, in several areas, simplified to prevent the beginner from being more hampered than is absolutely necessary by relatively insignificant paradigms, rules and exceptions. Upon completion of this course, students should have a real working knowledge of the major outlines of Sanskrit sentences with some facility and read, with the help of dictionary, approximately five to ten verses of the Valmiki Ramayana or a similar text in an hour.

About the Author

ROBERT P. GOLDMAN received his Ph. D. from the University of Pennysylvania in 1971. He is Professor of Sanskrit and Chair of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, where he has taught Sanskrit for many years. He is the General Editor of the Valmiki Ramayana Translation Project as well as one of its principal translators. He has taught and published widely in the areas of Sanskrit literature, epic, and traditional Indian culture. SALLY J. SUTHERLAND GOLDMAN received her Ph. D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1979, where she has since taught Sanskrit and related subjects. She is the Associate Editor of the Valmiki Ramayana Translation Project as well as one of its principal translators. In addition to her work on the Ramayana, she has edited two books and has written numerous articles on women in the early Indian tradition.