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SANSKRIT STUDIES

For more than a decade we have provided our customers from all over the world access to books in this category, many of which may be difficult to locate. If you have an interest in this subject, peruse the books listed below.


$35.00

Hardcover

Introduction to Sanskrit: Part I

Thomas Egenes

Introductory textbooks for Sanskrit have been written by only a few Western scholars. This text was written to make the introductory study of Sanskrit simple, concise, and systematic, thereby making it more accessible and enjoyable for a beginning student.

$30.00

Hardcover

Introduction to Sanskrit: Part II

Thomas Egenes

Part II uses verses from the Bhagavad Gita to teach principles of grammar, and includes additional essays on Sanskrit pronunciation and grammar.

$59.00

Manual and Cassettes

Introduction to Sanskrit

American Sanskrit Institute

A comprehensive guide for learning to read, write, and pronounce Sanskrit. Two 90-minute cassettes and a 3-ring binder. 50 pages, including 22 full page illustrations of mouth positions.

$29.95

Flash Cards and Cassette

Sanskrit Flash Cards

Nikolai Bachman

One hundred eight Sanskrit flash cards for learning to read, pronounce, and alphabetize Sanskrit words. A cassette tape is included for correct pronunciation of each letter. The alphabet is chanted by the author.

$32.95

Paperback

Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy

John Grimes

Have you been overwhelmed by a Sanskrit dictionary? In this concise revised edition, Sanskrit terms are defined clearly in English, alphabetically, including transliteration and alternate meanings of terms.

$55.00

Paperback

Devavanipravesika

Robert P. Goldman and Sally J. Sutherland

This book has been designed as the text to cover the first two of three 10-week quarters of the first year Sanskrit courses at the University of California at Berkeley.

$6.95

Paperback

Learn Sanskrit In 30 Days

Vidavisarada

The title may be a little optimistic, but this is a comprehensive book on learning to speak Sanskrit.

$12.95

Hardcover

Roots, Verb-Forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language

William Dwight Whitney

This work is supplement to the author's earlier work Sanskrit Grammar. It contains in detail all the quotable roots of the language, with the tense and conjugation systems made from them, and with the noun and adjective formation that attach themselves most closely to the verb, and further with the other derivative noun and adjective stems usually classed as primary.

$60.00

Hardcover

Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sir Monier-Williams

First published in the late 19th century. This huge dictionary is etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Contains transliterated Sanskrit along with Devanagri.

$18.00

Hardcover

Sanskrit Grammar

William Dwight Whitney

Including both the classical language and the older dialects of the Veda and Brahmana.

$9.00

Paperback

Sanskrit Grammar for Students

Arthur A. Macdonell

The aim of this work is to provide the student with that grammatical equipment which is necessary for reading a Sanskrit text with ease and exactness. The book deals with: Sanskrit Alphabet and Euphonic Combinations · Declension and Conjugation · Indeclinable Words · Nominal Stem Formation · Compounds and Syntax. It also contains: List of Verbs · Metre in Classic Sanskrit · Chief Peculiarities of Vedic Grammar

$15.95

Paperback

Sanskrit Manual

Roderick S. Bucknell

A quick reference guide to the phonology and grammar of classical Sanskrit.