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The Sanskrit Language: An Introductory Grammar and Reader. Revised Edition [Hardcover]

Walter Maurer , Gregory P. Fields
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2 Nov 2001 0700713824 978-0700713820 2nd Revised edition
This grammar offers a stimulating and infectious approach for students with no previous specialist knowledge, designed to cultivate rapid and lasting enthusiasm for Sanskrit. This revised edition includes a new analytical index.

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  • Hardcover: 864 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 2nd Revised edition edition (2 Nov 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0700713824
  • ISBN-13: 978-0700713820
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.8 x 7.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,155,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In the preliminary remarks it was mentioned that Sanskrit has eight grammatical cases or sense-relationships and these are indicated by the different endings of nouns as well as the adjectives that qualify the nouns. Read the first page
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely systematic! Gives you confidence. 13 Aug 1999
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This is a must-have for anyone who wants to pursue Sanskrit in an academic way. The book works on a translate-retranslate scheme. That means that you translate a passage from Sanskrit, and then translate a related passage from Sanskrit into English. The method is very effective.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best 28 July 2005
Format:Hardcover
I think that this is the best introduction to the Sanskrit language available. Although expensive, it is worth the money if you really want to learn this difficult language. The large first volume contains 32 chapters, each one of which contains some grammatical information followed by one or two reading exercises in Sanskrit, a vocabulary of unknown words and plenty of useful notes to guide the student. This is the main strength of the book - almost from the outset the reading passages are continuous, not just a mix of unconnected sentences. They reinforce the grammatical material given in the chapter and at the same time provide revision of what has gone before. There is also an English into Sanskrit exercise for those who are interested. Volume 2 contains a few hundred lines of the text of the tory of Nala and Damayanti from the Mahabharata, again with notes and vocabulary. Also in this volume are the noun and verb paradigms, the rules of Sandhi and an English-Sanskrit two-way glossary. Absolutely no doubt about it - this is the best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Joy of Sanskrit 18 Feb 2000
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I have seen a few others and tried using one of them, but this set by Maurer is easily the best I have come across. The script is easy to read and the grammar is carefully presented to make it possible for the beginner to start using and enjoying the language immediately. Additionally, the second volume provides a historical overview of the language and other Indo-European tongues, all the conjugational and declensional paradigms, and a two-way dictionary for easy reference. It's expensive - the author sacrificed his royalties to force the publishers into a hardcover - but well worth the money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT 17 Nov 1998
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I am halfway through the book and, as the author has promised, he has explained English grammar so well that I am finding my present study of other difficult languages much easier as a result of skimming through the grammar sections. The Sanskrit writing is beautifully printed and the author is doing a splendid job of making Sanskrit seem like a language which the intelligent and diligent learner " can " learn on her own. I still have a long way to go in my study of this language, but this book has made the learning of Sanskrit seem attainable and, I am almost afraid to say it, fun. These two books are well worth the price.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly writtten. 2 Feb 2003
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I love this book for its organization, its exercises, and its explanations. It makes learning Sanskrit easy, and is evidently a labor of love by it author.
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