The Roots, Verb-Forms and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language

William Dwight Whitney

ISBN 10: 818921103X / ISBN 13: 9788189211035

Published by Bharatiya Granth Niketan, 2004

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Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Roots, Verb-Forms and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language
• Publisher: Bharatiya Granth Niketan
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 818921103X
• ISBN 13: 9788189211035
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Sanskrit must hold the record for the most verbal forms derivable from a single verbal root. Whitney's work not only provides the forms primary conjugations, secondary derivations and some derivatives but tags them with the era of Sanskrit in which they occur Vedas, Upanishads, Epic, Classical,e tc. This is a must in the libary of anyone who reads or attempts to read Sanskrit.

About the Author

The late William Dwight Whitney was Professor of Sanskrit at Yale University, Knight of the Prussian Orden Pour le Merite, Corresponding Member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres of the Institute of France, etc., and Editor-in-Chief of "The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language".