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Category : India literature
Languages : en
Pages : 624
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Ancient Indian Literature: Vedic Sanskrit and Pali
Author: The Student's Manual of Indian-Vedic-Sanskrit-Prakrut-Pali Literature
Author: P. HollerPublisher:
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Category : Authors, Sanskrit
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Historical Survey of Ancient Indian Grammars
Author: Sures Chandra BanerjiPublisher:
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In Western tradition, 'Grammar' (from Greek grammatike) stands for that branch of knowledge which deals with the inflectional forms, rules for their application, syntax, and some times, the phonetic system of the language, and its representation in writing. In India the term 'vyakarana' connotes much more than the term 'grammar' does. In Sanskrit the science of language is called 'vyakarana' which includes phonetics, etymology, accentuation, syntax, word formation by declension and conjugation, and semantics.Grammatical thought, in India, is coeval with the Vedas. The preservation and understanding of the vedic texts were regarded as a religious duty. The attempts to analyse the word for their better understanding are as old as the Taittiriya-samhita. We know from the Brahmanas and the Upanisads that Vyakarana was regarded as a vedanga, i.e. an auxiliary to the vedic studies since very old times. There is an erroneous notion among some people that Panini's is the only grammar of ancient India. Ancient and medieval India has not only produced numerous grammarians but also has seen the development of several grammatical schools independent of one another. To name a few are, Katantra, Mugdhabodha, Sarasvata, Sanksiptasara, etc.
Pali Metre
Author: A.K. WarderPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120840429
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Pali Metre: A Contribution to the History of Indian Literature. The present work is a study of the problems presented by the metres in the Pali Canon, seen in their historical setting as representing the Early Middle Indian phase in the development of Indian metrics. During this phase, which is regarded as corresponding to a turning point in the linguistic transition from Old Indian (Vedic) to Late Middle Indian (Apabhramsa), a number of new metres appeared and an entirely new technique of versification was developed, differing in principle from the old Vedic technique. The new technique was adopted alike for the Sanskrit and Prakrit literature of the following centuries and its understanding should lead to a better appreciation of that phase of Indian poetry too. The attempt is made to collect and assess all previous contributions to the study of the ancient Indian metres and closely related subjects. The interrelations between these connected fields have been sought, leading to mutual elucidation of problems. The language of the Pali Canon presents many difficulties which have to be investigated before we can tackle the problems of scansion, whilst the linguistic and metrical trends constantly interacted. The most significant feature of the new metres was their close connection with music, the study of which has proved to be indispensable in our research on the history of Indian literature. Pali Text Society, Ancillary Works
Society in Ancient India
Author: Sures Chandra BanerjiPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
A History of Indian Literature: pt.1. Introduction and Veda. 3d ed. 1962
Author: Moriz WinternitzPublisher:
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Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A History of Indian Literature: pt. 1. Introduction and Veda
Author: Moriz WinternitzPublisher:
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Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
International Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit & Apabhraṁśa (2 pts.)
Author: Gaṅgā Rām GargPublisher:
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Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
An Encyclopedia of Indian Literature
Author: Gaṅgā Rām GargPublisher:
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Category : Indic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Biobibliography of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, and Apabhraṁśa.
A History of Indian Literature
Author: Moriz WinternitzPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120802643
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
The present English translation is based on the original German work written by Professor Winternitz and has been revised in the light of further researches on the subject by different scholars in India and elsewhere. Vol. I relates to Veda (the four Samhitas), Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanisads, Vedangas and the Literature of the ritual. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Puranic literature and Tantra. Vol. II deals with the Buddhist Literature of India and the Jaina Literature. Vol. III covers Classical Sanskrit Literature comprising ornate Poetry, Drama, Narrative Literature, Grammar, Lexiocography, Philosophy, Dharma-Sastra, Artha-Sastra, Architecture, Music, Kama-Sutra, Ayurveda, Astronomy, Astrology and Mathematics.