As Latin is key to the study of Western classics, so Sanskrit is the language of ancient Indian literature. This guide begins with an introduction to the Sanskrit alphabet, followed by a treatment of the accent — its changes in combination, inflection, and tone. Succeeding chapters discuss declension, conjugation, parts of speech, more. Unabridged republication of Sanskrit Grammar, Including both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana, published by Ginn and Company, Boston, 1889.
Bhagavadgita by Sir Edwin Arnold Part of the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, the Bhagavadgita probes Hindu concepts of the nature of God and what man should do to reach him. Translation by Sir Edwin Arnold. Explanatory footnotes.
The Saktas: An Introductory and Comparative Study by Ernest A. Payne Cogent study sheds much light on Hindu sect often connected with the most debased practices of Hinduism. Outlines practices, investigates origins of cult's beliefs, causes of its popularity, more.
The Upanishads, Part II by F. Max Müller Volume 2 of the definitive, scholarly English translation of one of the great religious and philosophical classics of the East. Included are the 12 classical upanishads. Fully annotated with a 160-page introduction.
The Upanishads, Part 1 by F. Max Müller Volume 1 of the definitive, scholarly English translation of one of the great religious and philosophical classics of the East. Included are the 12 classical upanishads. Fully annotated with a 160-page introduction.
