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Sanskrit Language Study Suggested Selections
Getting started: Sanskrit Pronunciation: Booklet and Cassette, Bruce Cameron Hall. Should be studied by anyone using Sanskrit terms. Sanskrit: Essentials of Grammar and Language, Kurt F. Leidecker. Outline of the language and how words are formed. First Lessons in Sanskrit Grammar and Reading, Judith Tyberg. Good choice to start actually learning Sanskrit from.
Getting serious: Devavāṇipraveśikā: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language, Robert P. Goldman and Sally J. Sutherland. Best choice for full Sanskrit course textbook in the West. Requires a teacher. Sanskrit Grammar, William Dwight Whitney. This is the standard reference grammar in the West, despite its ethnocentrism. It, unlike Kale's grammar, gives all terms in roman script. The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, William Dwight Whitney. A necessary supplement to his grammar, since many verb-forms are not in the dictionary. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Monier Monier-Williams. Well laid out. Entries include roman script, unlike Apte's dictionary. (Note that Arthur Macdonell's Practical Sanskrit Dictionary has not been listed in the foregoing because of its limited scope.) Bhagavad Gitā, Annie Besant and Bhagavan Das. Best choice for second-year Sanskrit study. This edition with word-by-word meanings makes an excellent self-contained Sanskrit tutor.
Note: A large number of the books listed in this guide are in print. If you are unable to obtain them from your local bookseller, we can help you obtain them. Also, any book which is out-of-print can be obtained from us in photocopied form.
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