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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Samskrta-Subodhini: A Sanskrit Primer (Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia)by: Madhav Deshpande  List Price: $26.00 Amazon.com's Price: $23.40 You Save: $2.60 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 930 EAN: 9780891480792 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 089148079X Label: Centers for South and Southeast Asia, Th Manufacturer: Centers for South and Southeast Asia, Th Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 504 Publication Date: August 01, 1999 Publisher: Centers for South and Southeast Asia, Th Studio: Centers for South and Southeast Asia, Th Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Samskrta-Subodhini: A Sanskrit Primer marks the culmination of Professor Deshpande's experience of teaching Sanskrit at the University of Michigan for over twenty-five years. Tested in classes at Michigan and elsewhere and successively improved for over twenty years, the teaching materials in the book now offer an effective tool to learn and teach Sanskrit. It aims at teaching Sanskrit as a language, rather than as a religious or mystical entity. It also simplifies the process of learning Sanskrit by dissociating this language-learning process from the heavy burdens imposed both by the tradition of Indo-European linguistics and the tradition of indigenous Sanskrit grammarians in India. By treating Sanskrit as a productive language, rather than as a dead language merely to be deciphered, the book represents a significant advance over the traditional Western approach to the study of Sanskrit. Work on this book began in 1976, and now almost two generations of Professor Deshpande's students have used successively improved versions. The book's examples include many modified versions of classical Sanskrit passages from epic texts such as The Mahabharata and The Ramayana. The book also contains examples from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions, as well as samples of Sanskrit poetry and satire. Madhav M. Deshpande is Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan, where he has been on the faculty since 1972. His research relates to the fields of Paninian linguistics, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics, as well as the cultural and linguistic history of India. Besides his research publications, Professor Deshpande has participated in Sastric and literary debates in Sanskrit and has also published Sanskrit poems and plays. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - greatThis book is way better than Perry's Sanskrit Primer; There are way more exercises for each chapter, many more illustrative examples, and by the way, he also addresses syntax. I also like Egenes' Into. to Sanskrit I & II, but this process is a lot slower and it's divided into 2 books whereas this has most of what you need in a single edition. It is definitely the Azenaze/Wheelock of Sanskrit. You do however need to know about Grammar and Linguistics but for anyone who has studied Wheelock or Azenaze ... Read More Rating:  - Well written bookThis book is very well written with good set of exercises. The explanations are simple and clear. The author does a good job of keeping the reader progressing through the major concepts without derailing into grammatical trivia. Rating: - Lovely!This is a very good introduction to the Sanskrit language. The big picture (scope of what can be done after reading the book) is missing, but it explains many verb forms, tenses, voices, nouns, pronouns, and compounds. The typeset is pretty and Sanskrit is clear and legible. Devanagari script is used for Sanskrit text. The only negative thing I can say about this book is that Paninian terms for various tenses and forms are missing. For example Past participle is not called ... Read More Rating: - Excellent but fast.This is the book that my Sanskrit class uses, and I find it to be extremely useful, though, yes, there is a very steep learning curve and it is daunting at times. Not a book I would recommend to someone trying to teach themselves at all. For those with a background in Latin, this follows more of a Wheelock's format than a Cambridge one. Rating: - Excellent, BUT...The author states in the introduction that this book is not meant for self-study and that it is expected that a knowledgeable teacher is available to answer any questions -- and, presumably, to check the answers to the exercises. This book is beautifully laid-out, clearly written, and is a joy to study -- right up until you complete an exercise and want to check your answers and find that the only way to do it is just go over and exercise repeatedly until you are sure your answers are correct. There ... Read More 
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