New Book
From: George Bedell
Message: 3176
Date: 2011-01-27
Activity in Pali traditional grammar seems to be dormant at present, but the following new book recently came to my attention, and I thought some us might not know about it.
Mahesh A. Deokar
Technical Terms and Technique of the Pali and the Sanskrit Grammars
Sarnath, Varanasi, India: Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
pp. xxii+428 2008
HC Rp. 530; PB Rp. 380
The book covers all major Pali grammars plus A.s.taadhyaayii (Paa.nini), Kaatantra and Caandra Sanskrit grammars. The bulk of the book is a kind of concordance of grammatical terminology. There is also a rather skimpy chapter on 'technique'. According to the Foreword by E. Kahrs, the book 'represents a landmark in Paali scholarship' and 'takes the study of the Paali significantly forward and lays the foundations for other scholars to continue work in this field.' I ordered a copy online from kkagencies.