A Reader on the Sanskrit Grammarians

by Frits Staal and J.F. Staal

Book Overview

The achievements of Pānini and the Indian grammarians, beginning nearly 2500 years ago, have never been fully appreciated by Western scholars--partly because of the great technical difficulties presented by such an inquiry, and partly because relevant tutorial articles have been confined to obscure and inaccessible publications.

This book makes available to linguists and Sanskritists a collection of the most important articles on the Sanskrit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262515490
• ISBN13: 9780262515498
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher