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A Higher Sanskrit Grammar

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Sanskrit Grammar is very ancient and has helped shape the grammars of many subsequent languages. The most outstanding feature of Sanskrit Grammar is its precision - it is indeed a wonder that the current form of grammar which is more than two thousand years old also encapsulates many principles of discrete mathematics such as the Backus Normal Form. It was used in ancient days not only as an end in itself, but also as a field synergetically integrated with philology, phonetics, morphology and linguism.

Each work of the author Sri M R Kale is a deeply researched one, and this book is no different. There is no doubt that this book will serve as a reference book to the fraternity of Sanskrit scholars and students. It outlines systematically the grammar in currency at present viz the grammar based on the treatise of Panini, enlarged by Katyayana and commented by Patanjali. Its treatment of sandhi ( conjugation ), samAsa ( compounding ), lakAra-s and vibhakti-s ( declensions ) are very systematic, and very illuminating even to a scholar. This book can serve as a very good pre-cursor to the celebrated treatise siddhAntakoumudi for those interested. One only wishes that future editions of this book should be published in premium quality paper, as this book is a treasure, for sure, on one's bookshelf. The occasional typos also need to be eliminated in the future editions. This book is a very welcome addition to a Sanskrit scholar's bookshelf indeed !

Congratulations to M.R.Kale because the work he created.I am aready a novice to Sanskrit studies.Although I have begun learning through the Introduction to Sanskrit methods of Egenes I have bought this little but enormous detonator thinking for my future studies.you will find sandhi rules expounded largely, declensions,comparison,compounds, secondary affixes, verb conjugations,syntax and everything you may need.

Anyone wishing to go beyond introductory Sanskrit will benefit from this book. Kale's copious grammar reference paradigms are a boon for intermediate and advanced Sanskrit students. It is a sine qua non for one's bookshelf and is such a handy reference.