History of Sanskrit Literature (Record no. 50973)

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000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 01315 a2200157 4500
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20250729143132.0
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789360802608
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 891.209 KEI
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Keith, A. Berriedale
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title History of Sanskrit Literature
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Manohar Publisher & Distributors
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2024
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 575
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc A History of Sanskrit Literature covers the history of Sanskrit from the later Vedic literature and continues up to the twelfth century AD. The book, in the initial part, covers the origins of Sanskrit, and the other two languages spoken in Northern India during the ancient period, Pali and Prakrit, which are the sacred languages of Buddhism and Jainism also. This volume also talks about the poems and selected literary works of Sanskrit such as Ramayana, Panchatantra, Ashwaghosha, Hitopadesha, and Kathasaritsagara, and literary profiles of authors and poets such as Kalhana, Kalidasa, Banabhatta, etc. The final part talks about scientific works in Sanskrit, containing the explanation of Sastric literature, and the contributions of Sanskrit in the fields of medicine, astronomy, astrology, lexicography, civil and religious law, etc. Beneficial for students and scholars interested in Sanskrit literature and grammar.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Sanskrit Literature
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
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