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Students' Sanskrit English Dictionary
It covers a very large field - Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Puranas and Upapuranas, Smrti and Niti literature, Darsanas or systems of Philosophy, Grammar, Rhetoric, Poetry in all its Branches, Dramatic and Narrative literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Botany, Astronomy, Music and other technical or scientific branches of learning. It embraces all words occurring in the general post-Vedic literature. It includes most of the important terms in Grammar.
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First published January 1, 1920
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October 22, 2022
Comprehensive and detailed, with useful appendices.
With over 700 pages, this is a good dictionary for students of Sanskrit and a valuable addition to any home. Sanskrit is a complex language, with many words having multiple meanings that are quite different from each other. This dictionary deals with such multiplicity well, presenting a solid range of nuances, contexts and meanings for such words. Also, concepts related to Hindu philosophy and characters from the Itihasas are explained in great detail, which is a big plus.
Do note that it is essential to be familiar with the Sanskrit varnamala and Devanagri script, as there are no English transliterations for Sanskrit words.
The 3 appendices on Sanskrit prosody, important writers in Sanskrit, and important geographical areas of Ancient India make for very interesting reading.
The Sanskrit language is said to contain approximately 10 million words (vis-à-vis 1 million in English), covering every aspect of life, art, science, emotions, philosophy and so on. While this dictionary may not be an exhaustive list of all 10 million, it’s certainly a good starting point to dive into the ocean that is the Devabhasha (Language of the Gods.)
With over 700 pages, this is a good dictionary for students of Sanskrit and a valuable addition to any home. Sanskrit is a complex language, with many words having multiple meanings that are quite different from each other. This dictionary deals with such multiplicity well, presenting a solid range of nuances, contexts and meanings for such words. Also, concepts related to Hindu philosophy and characters from the Itihasas are explained in great detail, which is a big plus.
Do note that it is essential to be familiar with the Sanskrit varnamala and Devanagri script, as there are no English transliterations for Sanskrit words.
The 3 appendices on Sanskrit prosody, important writers in Sanskrit, and important geographical areas of Ancient India make for very interesting reading.
The Sanskrit language is said to contain approximately 10 million words (vis-à-vis 1 million in English), covering every aspect of life, art, science, emotions, philosophy and so on. While this dictionary may not be an exhaustive list of all 10 million, it’s certainly a good starting point to dive into the ocean that is the Devabhasha (Language of the Gods.)
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