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100			_aKeith, A. Berriedale
245			_aHistory of Sanskrit Literature
260			_aNew Delhi _bManohar Publisher & Distributors _c2024
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520			_aA 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			_aSanskrit Literature
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