Sanskrit Manual: A Quick-Reference Guide to the Phonology and Grammar of Classical Sanskrit [Hardcover]

Roderick S. Bucknell (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 2000

This book is convenient quick reference guide to the phonology and grammar of Classical Sanskrit. It presents essential reference information in Tables. Romanized transcription is used throughout, and some innovative modes of description and presentation are adopted. This manual will be found a valuable, 'user-friendly' companion to existing grammars, such as Whintey's. Through primarily intended for beginners and intermediate students, it will be of use to scholars working with Sanskrit at any level.

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Roderick S. Bucknell studied and travelled extensively in India and other Asian countries before returning to Australia to do a Ph.D. in linguistics. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Chinese and Indian religions at the University of Queenland. His thoughts on the methodology of teaching and learning sanskrit derive in part from his own early experience as a student of the language.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Pub; 1st edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120811887
• ISBN-13: 978-8120811881
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,798,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Novel approach to a very old problem, August 3, 1999

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This review is from: Sanskrit Manual: A Quick-Reference Guide to the Phonology and Grammar of Classical Sanskrit (Hardcover)

The beauty of this book is that it has an index of verb stems, verb endings and noun endings. For example, you can look up dadarsha in the index, and it will point you to the root drsh. If have a verb that ends in -ata, it will lead you to the possible paradigms that use that ending. The book also has a very comprehensive list of major parts of the verb, listing 400-odd roots.