Sanskrit Reader : Text and Vocabulary [Hardcover]

Charles Rockwell Lanman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1984 | ISBN-10: 0674789008 | ISBN-13: 978-0674789005

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Charles 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 426 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press (January 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674789008
• ISBN-13: 978-0674789005
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,189,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Sanskrit

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars chef duvre of one of the finest sanskritists, April 30, 2001

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Andreas Grell (Hamburg, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sanskrit Reader : Text and Vocabulary (Hardcover)

I'm studying sanskrit using this marvellous reader and think it's the best sanskrit reader available. After having worked through Perry's Sanskrit Primer, one should be able to take up Lanman's Reader the way its author designed it in the preface, i.e. starting with the easy Nala Story of the Mahabharata. Then follow the more difficult Hitopadesha and the Kathasaritsagara. The last two parts (Manava Dharmashastra and the Veda) are the most difficult ones. However notes, vocabulary carefully graded progression of the texts make it a highly enjoyable device for learning more about the language but also about the fascinating realm of ancient indian literature and culture. I highly recommend this book!

1.0 out of 5 stars This edition lacks Lanman's translation notes and has poor print quality, February 22, 2012

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Will Lasner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Sanskrit Reader: Text And Vocabulary (Paperback)

These printers used an ancient edition of Lanman's text that was released prior to his completion of the translation notes, so the book only contains Part 1 and Part 2. Other editions, such as the Motilal printing, contain Part 3, which consists of useful translation notes. I ordered this book for a class and found out later that I needed to order one with Part 3 included. There is no reason anyone would reprint Lanman's reader without using an edition that includes his notes except cheapness, but ordering an edition with all three parts costs about the same, so I think someone would order this edition only out of ignorance. Furthermore, the low quality copy of this printing causes the devanagari script to be very difficult to read. Ordering this was a total waste of money and I have now had to order the Motilal printing to replace it. My advice is to avoid this printing/edition of Lanman's text at all costs.