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	Publisher: Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi
	Author A.A. Macdonell
	Language: English
	Pages: 505
	Cover: HARDCOVER
	9x6 inch
	Weight 760 gm
	Edition: 2024
	ISBN: 9789362804532
	HBX248

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About the Book A Vedic Grammar for Students" by Arthur Anthony Macdonell, published in 1916, is a concise, systematic introduction to the grammar of the Sanskrit language as used in Vedic literature. Aimed at students and scholars, the book provides a thorough overview of phonetics, word formation, and syntax. It simplifies the complexities of the Vedic Sanskrit, which is foundational to understanding ancient Indian scriptures. Macdonell's work stands out for its clarity and methodical approach, making it a valuable resource for those studying Indo-European linguistics and the historical development of Sanskrit. This grammar remains a cornerstone in the study of Vedic texts.

About the Author Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1854-1930) was a prominent Sanskrit scholar and linguist. Educated at Oxford, he became a professor there and significantly contributed to Indological studies. Macdonell authored essential works such as "A Sanskrit Grammar for Students," "A Vedic Grammar for Students," and "A History of Sanskrit Literature." His work focused on making the complexities of Sanskrit and Vedic literature accessible to Western scholars. His efforts played a crucial role in advancing the study of Sanskrit and Indian culture within European academic circles.

Preface A PRACTICAL Vedic grammar has long been a desideratum. It is one of the chief aids to the study of the hymns of the Veda called for forty-three years ago in the preface to his edition of the Rigveda by Max Müller, who adds, 'I doubt not that the time will come when no one in India will call himself a Sanskrit scholar who cannot construe the hymns of the ancient Rishis of his country'. It is mainly due to the lack of such a work that the study of Vedic literature, despite its great linguistic and religious importance, has never taken its proper place by the side of the study of Classical Sanskrit either in England or India. Whitney's excellent Sanskrit Grammar, indeed, treats the earlier language in its historical connexion with the later, but for this very reason students are, as I have often been assured, unable to acquire from it a clear knowledge of either the one or the other, because beginners cannot keep the two dialects apart in the process of learning. Till the publication of my large Vedic Grammar in 1910, no single work comprehensively presented the early language by itself. That work is, however, too extensive and detailed for the needs of the student, being intended rather as a book of reference for the scholar. Hence I have often been urged to bring out a short practical grammar which would do for the Vedic language what my Sanskrit Grammar for Beginners does for the Classical language.

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