Pali Grammar for Students
Pali Grammar for Students This book is intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, as a work of reference rather than a "teach yourself" textbook. In English-language works, Pali…
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Pali Grammar for Students
This book is intended for modern students, inside or outside the classroom, as a work of reference rather than a "teach yourself" textbook. In English-language works, Pali is standardly presented in the traditional terms of English grammar, derived from the classical tradition, with which many modern students are unfamiliar. It presents an introductory sketch of Pali using both European and South Asian grammatical categories.
It also introduces the main categories of traditional Sanskrit and Pali grammar, drawing on, in particular, the medieval Pali text Saddaniti, by Aggavamsa. This work discusses and reflects upon those categories, and has an appendix devoted to them. Each grammatical form is illustrated by examples taken from Pali texts, mostly canonical.
Although some previous knowledge of Sanskrit would be helpful, the book can also be used by those without previous linguistic training. A bibliographical appendix refers to other, complementary resources.
Pali Grammar for Students