An essential guide to Sanskrit : for spiritual seekers/ (Record no. 70917)
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| fixed length control field | 01353cam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 818932000-9 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 491.2 D424 E |
| Item number | 12963 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dennis Waite |
| 245 #3 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An essential guide to Sanskrit : for spiritual seekers/ |
| Medium | English |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Black & White |
| Date of publication | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 210 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | An Essential Guide to Sanskrit provides a two-level introduction to the Sanskrit language. Level one introduces the transliterated (Anglicised) alphabets used by books and the Internet for reproducing Sanskrit. Level two teaches the Devanagari script used for the true language and describes the main rules for combining letters and words. Correct pronunciation and writing are explained. A number of examples from Hindu scriptures are used to illustrate simple translation. There is a comprehensive glossary of commonly encountered spiritual words. The book will appeal to all serious spiritual seekers interested in Eastern scriptures (Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, etc.). The aim is to teach the reader sufficient o enable them to be able to look up Sanskrit words in a dictionary and to pronounce and write them correctly. In this respect it is analogous to a guide for the traveller in a foreign country wishing to learn sufficient to 'get by |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Sanskrit language--Grammar |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Hindu philosophy |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| General | Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | General Stacks | 29/10/2018 | 395.00 | 491.2 D424 E 12963 | 12963 | 29/10/2018 | Books |