Grammar of the Sanskrit Language

Klappentext The first (1808) grammar of Sanskrit in English, written by a colonial official who had become fluent in the language. Zusammenfassung East India Company employee Charles Wilkins (1749–1836) became fluent in Sanskrit during his time in India, and in 1808 published this work, a comprehensive attempt to introduce and explain the ancient Indian language to an English-speaking public. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Of the elements; 2. Orthography; 3. Declension of nouns; 4. Declension of pronouns and pronominals; 5. Conjugation of verbs; 6. On the formation of participles and participial nouns; 7. On the formation of derivative words; 8. Indeclinable words; 9. On the formation of compound words; 10. Genders of nouns; 11. Syntax; Errata.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Wilkins
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2011
• EAN: 9781108030267
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03026-7
• No. of pages: 696
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Sanskrit, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology