George,
Thank-you for letting us know about this new and interesting book. I wonder
if the author is the same Prof. Deokar that Bhikkhu Pandita met at the
University of Pune more than a year ago. He is head of the Pali deparment
there and also blind which is rather unusual.
Jim
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From: "George Bedell" <gdbedell@...>
To: <palistudy@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:05 PM
Subject: [palistudy] New Book
> 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.
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> 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
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> 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.
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