First Steps Towards Sanskrit

Author : Anil K. Biltoo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000510584

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First Steps Towards Sanskrit by Anil K. Biltoo Pdf

First Steps Towards Sanskrit: Language, Linguistics and Culture is an accessible first introduction to this ancient Indian language. Complete beginners are introduced to the language from scratch. Key terms are explained clearly and there is an extensive glossary to assist the reader who is unfamiliar with the terminology of language learning. By the end of the book, learners will have grasped the basics of the language and be prepared to engage readily in an introductory college or university course or through private study. The addition of cultural, linguistic and historical notes will appeal to learners with diverse interests, ranging from religious studies and philosophy to yoga and comparative or historical linguistics. The book includes references to classical and modern European languages. Parallels are also drawn with Indic languages where these are relevant, particularly as concerns the writing system. No knowledge of any language other than English is, however, presupposed. This book is ideal for both self-study and in-class use as a primer or core text for pre-sessional courses.

Author : Frederick Starr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Civilization
ISBN : HARVARD:32044043409564

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Some First Steps in Human Progress by Frederick Starr Pdf

Author : E.A. Wallis Budge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136203831

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First Steps In Egyptian by E.A. Wallis Budge Pdf

First published in 2005. This book was written by the great Egyptologist and scholar, Sir E.A. Wallis Budge, with the aim to help the beginner to take his first steps in Egyptian. The book includes sections on writing and grammar, a vocabulary of the most common few hundred words, and a selection of practice tests covering the period from B.C. 4200 to B.C. 200. A very practical book for beginning students.

Author : Henry Romano
Publisher : DTTV PUBLICATIONS
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A History of Lost Knowledge in Sanskrit Literature by Henry Romano Pdf

The discovery of Sanskrit literature at the end of the eighteenth century was the most significant cultural event since the Renaissance. The Greeks became acquainted with the Indians after Alexander's invasion; the Arabs brought Indian science to the West during the Middle Ages; some European missionaries from the sixteenth century on gained some familiarity with the ancient language of India; and Abraham Roger translated the Sanskrit poet Bhartihari into Dutch in 1651. However, it is only now that this highly advanced knowledge is being revealed. The existence of Sanskrit literature was only vaguely known in Europe about two hundred years ago, expressed in stories about Indian wisdom. In ancient times, our modern age has discovered tales of Vimanas flying aircraft; their poems preserve glacial rivers from the Ice Age. Our Indian possessions gave us the first impetus to study Sanskrit. Warren Hastings, Governor-General, seeing the advantages of ruling the Hindus according to their laws and customs, commissioned several Brahmans to prepare a digest based on the best ancient Indian legal authorities. Early in 1776, a Persian translation of this Sanskrit compilation was published in English. The introduction provided reliable information about the ancient Indian language, literature, and specimens of the Sanskrit script. With this era's technology, a limited understanding of Vedic civilization's advanced knowledge was possible. Throughout the last 200 years, we have had revelation after revelation of the advanced Vedic civilization that once existed, and we are missing an essential episode in the history of humanity. Nevertheless, Charles Wilkins took the first steps toward introducing others to actual Sanskrit writings. Having acquired knowledge of Sanskrit at Benares at the behest of Warren Hastings, he translated in 1785 the Bhagavad-gita, or The Song of the Adorable One, and published two years later Hitopadeça, or Friendly Advice, a collection of fables.

Author : John Peile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : History
ISBN : OXFORD:N11066230

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An Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology by John Peile Pdf

An Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology by John Peile, first published in 1869, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Author : Stephan Kigensan Licha,Hans-Martin Krämer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004681071

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Learning from the West, Learning from the East: The Emergence of the Study of Buddhism in Japan and Europe before 1900 by Stephan Kigensan Licha,Hans-Martin Krämer Pdf

The essays collected in this volume for the first time foreground the fundamental role Asian actors played in the formation of scholarly knowledge on Buddhism and the emergence of Buddhist studies as an academic discipline in Europe and Asia during the second half of the nineteenth century. The contributions focus on different aspects of the interchange between Japanese Buddhists and their European interlocutors ranging from the halls of Oxford to the temples of Nara. They break the mould of previous scholarship and redress the imbalances inherent in Eurocentric accounts of the construction of Buddhism as an object of professorial interest. Contributors are: Micah Auerback, Mick Deneckere, Stephan Kigensan Licha, Hans Martin Krämer, Ōmi Toshihiro, Jakub Zamorski, Suzanne Marchand, Martin Baumann, Catherine Fhima, and Roland Lardinois.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1134 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : India
ISBN : UCAL:B2994223

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Calcutta Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : India
ISBN : HARVARD:32044105339519

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The Calcutta Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Books
ISBN : OXFORD:555072502

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The Academy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015035575201

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Academy and Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X006176008

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Academy, with which are Incorporated Literature and the English Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1720 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Gazettes
ISBN : HARVARD:32044061796777

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Government Gazette by Anonim Pdf

Author : Subhash Chandra,Girish Nath Jha
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781443827720

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Computer Processing of Sanskrit Nominal Inflections by Subhash Chandra,Girish Nath Jha Pdf

Computer Processing of Sanskrit Nominal Inflections: Methods and Implementation is the result of Research and Development (R&D) at the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) level at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. The title of the dissertation was “Machine Recognition and Morphological Analysis of Subanta-Padas.” The work, which is based on the reverse engineering implementation of Panini’s Sanskrit Grammar, brings together new and original studies in the area of computational linguistics, language technology and natural language processing with reference to parsing Sanskrit nominal inflections. On the surface level, Panini has defined rules in a forward looking generative fashion which makes reverse analysis necessary for parsing. Since parsing inflections is the first basic step towards complete analysis, the present work has relevance for any larger system that may evolve in future.

Author : Henry Romano
Publisher : DTTV PUBLICATIONS
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Decoding Hindu Chronology by Henry Romano Pdf

Since ancient times, the Hindus have had a lunisolar cycle based on the combination of solar and lunar years, determined by the course of the sun and the moon, but with the lunar year beginning near the solar year. Exactly how their earliest Calendar was arranged remains a mystery. Our focus is on the current form of their Calendar, developed around 400 under the influence of Greek astronomy and introduced into India at no long time. There are two kinds of Hindu years, solar and lunar. To understand the lunar Calendar, we will first explain the solar year, which governs the lunisolar system. Bengal, including Madras's Orissa, Tamil, and Malayalam districts, used solar years for civil purposes. General religious rites and festivals are regulated by the lunar year and the details of private and domestic life, such as choosing auspicious occasions for marriages and journeys, choosing lucky moments for shaving, etc. Almanacs that follow the lunar year contain details about the solar year, such as the sun's course through the zodiac signs. Despite following the solar year, almanacs include lunar year details. The astronomical solar year determines the civil solar year. According to the latter, the Calendar begins at the vernal equinox but actually starts at the vernal equinox. Because of the rotation of the equinoxes, in Western astronomy, the zodiac signs correspond to the astronomical solar because they are drawn away extensively from the constellations from which they derive their names. Therefore, the sun now comes to the vernal equinox, before the beginning of Aries, not in the constellation Aries but at the end of Pisces. From (A.D. 499, 522, or 527, referring to different schools) when, according to their system, the signs aligned with the constellations, the Hindus disregarded precession about their Calendar. According to them, Aries begins at or near the star Piscium. Hence, their astronomical solar year is, in fact, not the tropical year, in the course of which the sun passes from one vernal equinox to the next, but a sidereal year, the period during which the earth makes one whole rotation in its orbit around the sun regarding the first point of Mesha; its start is the moment of the Mesha-Sankranti when the sun enters Mesha rather than Aries, and it begins not with the actual equinox but with an artificial.

Author : John Beames
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Indo-Aryan languages, Modern
ISBN : OXFORD:N14008762

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A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India: The verb by John Beames Pdf