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only such grammatical forms as are to be met with in the actual literature of post-Vedic Sanskrit.” While leaving out this material, it at the same time “is intended to supply a complete account of Classical Sanskrit." Macdonell also wrote A Vedic Grammar for Students, which corresponds paragraph for paragraph with this book, allowing easy comparison of classical and Vedic Sanskrit.
Gonda's Concise Elementary Grammar of the Sanskrit Language was translated from its original German for use in a Sanskrit class "designed primarily for linguists who wish to acquire a knowledge of Sanskrit grammar as rapidly as possible. Professor Gonda's book is ideal for this purpose. The grammar is presented in a clear and thorough way and is accompanied by twenty useful translation exercises. In addition, there are thirteen well chosen reading selections and a Sanskrit-English glossary containing every word which occurs in the translation exercises and reading selections." (from the translator's preface). It is very concise, the grammar portion covering only 96 pages, and uses roman transliteration throughout. The exercises, etc., allow it to also be used as a primer. Jan Gonda has written prolifically on Indo-European linguistics, Sanskrit, and the Vedas, and is considered the leading Vedic scholar of recent times.
Sanskrit Reference Grammars
Sanskrit Grammar, Including both the Classical Language, and the older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana, by William Dwight Whitney. 1st ed., Leipzig, 1879; 2nd rev. ed. 1889; many reprintings of 2nd ed., Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; 5th ed., Leipzig, 1924; reprint Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1962, etc. The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language. A Supplement to his Sanskrit Grammar, by William Dwight Whitney. 1st ed., Leipzig, 1885; reprint New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1945 (American Oriental Series, vol. 30); reprint Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. A Higher Sanskrit Grammar, by Moreshwar Ramchandra Kale. 1st ed. 1894; reprint Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1972, etc. New Model Sanskrit Grammar, by D. Krishna Iyengar. Madras: The Samskrit Education Society, 1968, 1969.
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