Samir Sanskrit Adhyayanam: A Companion to Sanskrit Grammar (With Transliteration)

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Item Code: IDF692
Publisher: Somaiya Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Author: Dr. Kala Acharya, Dr. Lalita Namjoshi & Dr. D.K. Kharwandikar
Language: With Transliteration
Edition: 2003
ISBN: 8170392355
Pages: 326
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 9.9" X 7.6"
Weight 870 gm
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Book Description
About the Book:

A Companion to Sanskrit Grammar is designed for those who desire to learn Sanskrit Grammar. It serves the purpose of a manual on Sanskrit Grammar that contains the necessary information presented through interesting stories and passages. The lessons have been systematically arranged. Each lesson contains certain grammatical rules, followed by glossary, English translation and exercises. The appendices and tables serve as an aid and a ready reference to facilitate a detailed and systematic study of the subject. The main feature of the book is that besides Devanagari script the entire text is rendered into transliteration to help those who are not introduced to Devanagari script. The book will serve as a companion to pupils and teacher in particular and readers of Sanskrit literature in general.

Publisher's Note

This year being the centenary year of Padmabhushan Shri Karamashi Jethabhai Somaiya we have great pleasure in bringing out the book Samir-Sanskrit-Adhyayanam, a project undertaken by K.J. Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskrit Peetham.

There has been a great tradition of grammarians who authored books on Sanskrit grammar. However these books are now beyond the reach of the common learners. There are many people across the world who are interested in Sanskrit. They face the difficulty of script as they are not conversant with the Devanagari normally used in books of Sanskrit. Samir-Sanskrit-Adhyayanam is the outcome of the efforts undertaken by the staff members of K.J. Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham to overcome these difficulties. It gives the transliteration and translation along with the matter in Sanskrit. The rules are explained in English and ample exercises are given with solutions. This book has been prepared with a view to facilitate the learners to master Sanskrit language step by step. We hope that the book will serve the purpose of a miniature reference book in Sanskrit Grammar. Samir-Sanskrit-Adhyayanam covers the basic concepts in Sanskrit grammar such as declensions, conjugation of verbs in selected tenses and moods and compounds. The tables prepared for declension and conjugation include the prototypes that will enable the learners to prepare the remaining forms. An exhaustive list of commonly used forms of verbs and verbal derivatives which constitutes the Appendix will be very useful for the learners. K. J. Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham plans to bring out two volumes dealing with Sanskrit grammar of which the present book is the first. The second volume will discuss advanced topics of Sanskrit grammar.

Foreword

It is a matter of great pleasure for me to pen my overall impression about the book entitled 'Samir Sanskrit-Adhyayanam' written by Dr. Kala Acharya, the Director, K. J. Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham, Dr. Lalita Namjoshi and their collegues. The book is excellent in overall presentation. It can be said that this book is one of the best to study Sanskrit through Computer.

In the present life, Computer have become inseparable item in human life. Since birth till death computer is used on every occasion. The spread of Computer knowledge is so wide-spread that today the word literacy is identified with Computer literacy world-over.

Dr. Kala Acharya and her team has presented the knowledge of Sanskrit through this book to any keen and sincere learner of Sanskrit, through Internet. Total 40 lessons which are presented in this book for Computer network cover virtually all basics of Sanskrit language. If these lessons are studied properly, understood properly and retained in memory properly, the learner can acquire profound knowledge of Sanskrit with sound grammatical base. The authors have classified the lessons in a very meticulous way starting with types of syllables of the language. They have given proper pronunciations of each of them in Devanagari and Roman script. The progressive lessons acquaint the learner with genders, numbers and the cases. Every lesson carries the exercise, to confirm the knowledge of the student for perfection. Another major contribution of the book is to provide maximum variety of words through the lessons to improve and increase the vocabulary of the learner. Tenses and moods for verbal forms have been presented in the most captivating style of story type exercises. The book has covered complete basic grammar including variety of compounds. The authors have done a great service to the students by providing mini-Dhaturupakosa as a readyreckoner to the students. All these exercises have been presented with Computer as medium for the learner. This book can reach every doorstep through computers. Now there is no need to find out a teacher and take his tuitions to learn Sanskrit language. Dr. Kala Acharya and her team have done a very systematic careful, attractive and simple presentation for those thousands of persons who could not study Sanskrit for want of teacher or tutor. These deprived souls having strong urge to study Sanskrit, can now confidently depend on this text book and their computer-sets to satisfy their inner urge to study Sanskrit. Much can be said about this book because all aspects of Sanskrit language have been dealt with in a positive way and effective style. I refrain from going into further details because every learner must be given the right opportunity to appreciate this excellent book in his/her own way. I hope that the next edition of the book will provide pictorial guidance.

I must congratulate Dr. Smt. Kala Acharya and her team for this most useful computer age book for Sanskrit learners. This book can be termed as one of the pioneering works in Computer lessons for Sanskrit language. If these types of books are studied widely all over the globe the wish of Ricks Briggs to make Sanskrit a medium of Computer, may comes true in future. I give best wishes to Dr. Kala Acharya and her team of co-writers and all those who are associated with this book.

CONTENTS
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Lesson 1 The Sanskrit Alphabet, Joint letters 1
Lesson 2 Word endings 4
Lesson 3 Gender 6
Lesson 4 Number 8
Lesson 5 Verbs the First Conjugation 11
Lesson 6 Present Tense 13
Lesson 7 Declension-the Nominative Case 17
Lesson 8 The Accusative Case 21
Lesson 9 The fourth Conjugation 23
Lesson 10 Declension the Instrumental Case 26
Lesson 11 Declension kavi, mati, vari, devi 30
Lesson 12 Pithy Saying 34
Lesson 13 The Sixth Conjugation the Dative case 37
Lesson 14 The Tenth Conjugation, Nouns and Adjectives 43
Lesson 15 Declension- bhanu, dhenu, madhu, vadhu, the Ablative Case 48
Lesson 16 Declension- The Genitive Case 54
Lesson 17 Declension- the Locative Case 58
Lesson 18 Indeclinables 62
Lesson 19 Declension-the Atmanepada, Present Tense 67
Lesson 20 The Imperative Mood, the Potential Participles 74
Lesson 21 The Past Imperfect Tense 80
Lesson 22 Siddharthah 86
Lesson 23 Epigrams 92
Lesson 24 The Imperative Mood 95
Lesson 25 Pithy Saying -2 101
Lesson 26 The indeclinables 104
Lesson 27 Maitram 107
Lesson 28 The indeclinables 111
Lesson 29 The Potential Mood 114
Lesson 30 The Future Tense 122
Lesson 31 The gerunds 130
Lesson 32 The past Passive Participles 135
Lesson 33 Pithy Saying-3 141
Lesson 34 The present participles 144
Lesson 35 The Upasargas-the verbal prefixes 149
Lesson 36 Savarasandhi 160
Lesson 37 Vyanjanasandhi 164
Lesson 38 Visargasandhi 168
Lesson 39 Samaranam 172
Lesson 40 Samasa compounds 176
Appendix 1 Declension-Pronouns 189
Appendix 2 Active and passive Voice 212
Appendix 3 Dhatukosa Verbs 215
Appendix 4 Dhatukosa Verbal Derivatives 270

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