- Hardcover: 960 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; Annotated edition edition (5 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0700713905
- ISBN-13: 978-0700713905
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.5 x 5.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,634,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The most popular story in all of India and a classic of world literature is summarised in 728 verses in the great epic Mahabharata. Intended for independent study or classroom use for students of various levels who have had a basic introduction to Sanskrit, this fully annotated edition of the Ramopakhyana supplies all the information required for complete comprehension. It contains the Devanagari text, Roman transliteration, sandhi analysis, Sanskrit prose equivalents to the verses, syntactic and cultural notes, and the English translation, and word-by-word grammatical analysis.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Sanskrit is a rather difficult language to learn and any help that the beginner gets will be useful. This book is very good, in fact I'd go so far as to say that it's ideal - everything that the learner needs is on the page, so there's no need for you to be thumbing through dictionaries or slaving over grammars. You can make rapid progress through it and at a rate of ten or so verses a day, you'll be finished it in a couple of months. I wish all foreign language reading books were as good as this. If you're thinking of learning the lingo, get The Sanskrit Language by WH Maurer first, as you can't go wrong with this one either.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I've been teaching myself Sanskrit for the past 3 years. I began with Michael Coulson's "Teach Yourself Sanskrit", but failed to get past chapter 3; an introductory book for the beginner non-linguist it isn't! Instead, I found Thomas Egenes' "Introduction to Sanskrit" to be a clear, straightforward exposition of the basics, with appropriate exercises and user-friendly appendices. Having then worked my way through W.H.Maurer's excellent "The Sanskrit Language" (fortunately now available in paperback), I was looking to take the next step - into 'real' Sanskrit. I wanted to read an original text without having to dive in and out of dictionaries, grammars or appendices at every other word.
Here is the Sanskrit text of the story of Rama as told in the Mahabharata, with translation, transliteration (with and without sandhi) and word by word grammatical analysis; everything the lone student needs to take each verse and translate it for him/herself is found on the same page. There are also Sanskrit prose paraphrases of each verse - an excellent aid to unlocking the meaning of each verse and to developing familiarity with the various forms of substantives, verbs and syntax. The book includes a thorough seventy page introduction, a glossary of proper names, a complete word index and an extensive bibliography.
Although the complete work can be found online by registering for Peter Scharf's "Sanskrit Library" site, if you prefer a hard copy to accessing material via the net, and want to consolidate your Sanskrit studies with an authoritative, enjoyable, beautifully produced book - order now. (There are a few misprints in this first edition; you'll find corrections in progress on the site.)
Just one criticism. The presentation of the substantial part of the book - the Sanskrit text, translation and commentary - might be improved by section/chapter headings, perhaps with summaries of the forthcoming narrative. Once you've started, it's a hell of a long way to the end, with no signposts or pitstops.
Here is the Sanskrit text of the story of Rama as told in the Mahabharata, with translation, transliteration (with and without sandhi) and word by word grammatical analysis; everything the lone student needs to take each verse and translate it for him/herself is found on the same page. There are also Sanskrit prose paraphrases of each verse - an excellent aid to unlocking the meaning of each verse and to developing familiarity with the various forms of substantives, verbs and syntax. The book includes a thorough seventy page introduction, a glossary of proper names, a complete word index and an extensive bibliography.
Although the complete work can be found online by registering for Peter Scharf's "Sanskrit Library" site, if you prefer a hard copy to accessing material via the net, and want to consolidate your Sanskrit studies with an authoritative, enjoyable, beautifully produced book - order now. (There are a few misprints in this first edition; you'll find corrections in progress on the site.)
Just one criticism. The presentation of the substantial part of the book - the Sanskrit text, translation and commentary - might be improved by section/chapter headings, perhaps with summaries of the forthcoming narrative. Once you've started, it's a hell of a long way to the end, with no signposts or pitstops.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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God how I wanted this during my second year of Sanskrit studies. When I finally bought it online, I immediately followed its advices on self-study language aquisation which are as ingenious and effective as for example expensive Oxford [...] courses. I later took the book on my travels to France and China. The story hasn't gotten old or anything. I had to abandon it in Shanghai, but spotted it a year later on Peking University's library shelfs. I may end up buying the damned thing again just to ooh and aah and dream.
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