A Practical Sanskrit dictionary: With Transliteration, Accentuation, and
Etymological
Analysis
Throughout
By- Arthur Anthony Macdonell
This classic work by a renowned scholar has several
advantages over other similar works because of its distinct features.
It is much more copious than other lexicons for
Sanskrit students. It contains nearly double as much material as other Sanskrit
works of the same character.
Another merit of the work is that it is the only one
of its kind that is transliterated and can thus be used with advantage by
comparative philologists not conversant with the Devanagari Alphabet.
Further it is etymological in character and gives a
derivative analysis of all the words it contains. This enhances its utility
from a linguistic point of view and its practical value to the students. It
would help the students better remember the meanings of words once they are
equipped with their derivation.
Lastly it is the only lexicon of its type that
indicates not only with respect to words, but also to their meanings, the
literary period to which they belong and the frequency or rarity of their
occurrence—a feature which is so important for both the scholars and the
students.
Arthur A.
Macdonell’s services to the study and research of Sanskrit literature are
too well known to need any introduction and too vast and varied to be covered
in brief. From writing a Sanskrit Grammar to preparing a Vedic Index, he has
indebted the students and scholars of Sanskrit alike, in many ways.
Macdonell was educated at the University at
Gottingen, Universities of Leipzig and Tubingen, and Oxford University. He was
Boden Professor of Sanskrit and Keeper of the Indian Institute, Oxford. He was
elected Fellow of Royal Danish Academy; Fellow of the British Academy, Vice-President
of Council of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
His published works include: Sarvanukramani of the
Rigveda (1886); A Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1892); Vedic Mythology
(1897); A History of Sanskrit Literature (1900); Brihaddevata (1904); Vedic
Grammar (1910); Vedic Index of Names and Subjects (1912); A Vedic Grammar for
Students (1916); A Vedic Reader for Students (1917).
ISBN 978-81-7304-303-1 2005 396p.
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