A Sanskrit Reader: Text, Vocabulary and Notes

Details Author Reviews Description This book, A Sanskrit Reader has a design which is twofold. One is to serve as an introduction to the subject for the students of colleges and universities. The other one is to supply a knowledge of Sanskrit accessible to the classical teachers of high schools, academics, and colleges. Besides it has been intended to help correct some of the false factors respecting the This book, A Sanskrit Reader has a design which is twofold. One is to serve as an introduction to the subject for the students of colleges and universities. The other one is to supply a knowledge of Sanskrit accessible to the classical teachers of high schools, academics, and colleges. Besides it has been intended to help correct some of the false factors respecting the relations of Sanskrit to other languages of the Indo-European family, and to save the literature from undue depreciation and from exaggerated praise. In making selections from the various Sanskrit writings, the author has had two practical aims in view: first, to provide material in the language of the classical period; and, secondly, to furnish a brief introduction to the works of the Vedic period, Mantra, Brahmana and Sutra. Among the Vedic hymns are some of the easiest: then some has been taken on account of their ethical interest; and finally some taken because of their historical importance. The Brahman pieces has been chosen in such a way as to show the relation of this kind of literature to the hymns or Mantras. This book includes selections from the great Maha Bharata, the Hitopadesa, Katha-Sarit-Sagara, Manava-Dharmacastra, Rigveda, Maitrayani, and other Brahmana-Pieces, and also from the Grihya-Sutras. This book, A Sanskrit Reader has a design which is twofold. One is to serve as an introduction to the subject for the students of colleges and universities. The other one is to supply a knowledge of Sanskrit accessible to the classical teachers of high schools, academics, and colleges. Besides it has been intended to help correct some of the false factors respecting the This book, A Sanskrit Reader has a design which is twofold. One is to serve as an introduction to the subject for the students of colleges and universities. The other one is to supply a knowledge... Read More

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