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About The Book: "A Grammar of the Sanskrita Language," authored by Charles Wilkins in 1808, offers an extensive exploration of Sanskrit, renowned as one of the world's oldest and most intricate languages. This comprehensive guide encompasses grammar, syntax, and pronunciation, alongside a thorough examination of the Sanskrit alphabet. The book's first chapter introduces the elements of Sanskrit, including the alphabet, vowels, consonants, compound consonants, and extraneous characters. Chapter two focuses on orthography, detailing permutations of vowels and consonants. Chapters three and four cover the declension of nouns and pronouns, while chapter five discusses verb conjugation. Participles and participial nouns are explored in chapter six, followed by the formation of derivative words in chapter seven. Chapter eight examines indeclinable words, and chapter nine addresses compound word formation. The genders of nouns are discussed in chapter ten, and chapter eleven delves into syntax, including concord and the use of cases. Pronouns and verbs are further explored, with observations on their construction. Lastly, the book concludes with an errata section providing pronunciation guidance for each character. About The Author: Sir Charles Wilkins KH FRS (1749–1836) The Title 'A Grammar of the Sanskrita Language written/authored/edited by Charles Wilkins', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789362807663 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 696 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English, Sanskrit. The subject of this book is Linguistics. Size of the book is 2.34 x 10.59 cms Vol: