The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary [Paperback]

Vaman S. Apte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2011 | ISBN-10: 8120800451 | ISBN-13: 978-8120800458 | Edition: New edition

It covers a very large field - Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Puranas and Upapuranas, Smrti and Niti literature, Darsanas or systems of Philosophy, Grammar, Rhetoric, Poetry in all its Branches, Dramatic and Narrative literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Botany, Astronomy, Music and other technical or scientific branches of learning.

The present Dictionary is designed to meet the long-felt need of the English knowing reader, who is interested in the study of classical as well as modern Sanskrit. It covers a very large field-Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Puranas and Upapuranas, Smrti and Niti literature, Darsanas or Systems of Philosophy, such as Nyaya, Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya and Yoga, Grammar,Rhetoric, Poetry in all its branches, Dramatic and Narrative literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Botany, AstronomyMusic and other technical or scientific branches of learning.

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About the Author

Prin. Vaman Shivaram Apte came from a well-to-do family in Konkan. In the Marathi Stats of Sawantwadi, in the small village of Asolopal (Banda Pets) his father was known as a noble-minded Pandit of high integrity of character. But his obliging nature brought the family to straitened circumstances at the time of his death, for standing surety for a friend. Vaman was then only eight years old. He was born in 1858 in the same village and had his primary education there. His mother, a brave lady, saw no future for the family in that native place and came to Kolhaput with her two sons (Vaman and his elder brother) and with great difficulty brought up her children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 664 pages
• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Pub; New edition edition (May 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120800451
• ISBN-13: 978-8120800458
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,864,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Sanskrit

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars adequate but ..., August 4, 2000

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary (Paperback)

The standard Sanskrit Dictionary for Sanskrit students is the Monier-William dictionary ... However, packing it around takes the entire back pack. For early years of study, the Apte dictionary is an adequate volume to pack around. However, you'll still need a Monier-William at home.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but it says "vedic terms are omitted", December 21, 2000

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Erik "Erik" (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary (Paperback)

I just bought this dictionary today.

It's only 15 dollars, but is a big red book with large pages and three columns and has lots of examples of word combinations.

I was studying Chinese, actually, but it looked so nice and inexpensive too, that I found myself at the register buying it. Next, I thought I'd search for the Upanishads, etc., in Sanskrit so I can start reading through them and drawing fun boxes around the words I find in this wonderful dictionary.

So then I sit at my desk at work and open up the first page, and in the Preface on page iiv it says "With this object in view I have not thought it necessary to include Vedic words of Vedic senses of words..."

And then I flipped through and saw lots of words like names of quail species and bark-garments and on page 629 a word that means "breaking wind downwards" whatever that means..., but proportionately less for philosophy.

I wanted to see words that mean enlightenment and fifteen ways to say nirvana...

But I haven't used it yet, these are just my first impressions. But it's inexpensive, big yet handy, so I'd go ahead and buy one. And that's why I give it a "4." Thanks, Bruno