Manual of Pāli Grammar (I) Pāli nouns, Book-A by A. Thitzana (Pariyatti Edition)
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Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing
Publication Date: 2023-10-02
Product Type: hardback, PDF eBook
Pages: 265
ISBN 13: ISBN: 978-1-68172-570-3 (hardback), 978-1-68172-571-0 (paperback), 978-1-68172-572-7 (PDF)
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Language: English
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Manual of Pāli Grammar, a three-volume set, is a unique, comprehensively detailed explanation of Pāli grammar. Free from unnecessary technical jargon, it simplifies the complexity of grammar through a systematic classification of Pāli nouns. Brief morphological notes and word breakdowns are integrated wherever necessary thus synthesizing both an ancient mode of morphology-based study and contemporary ways of learning from a linguistic perspective. Intended to be used alongside Kacc yana's Pāli Grammar (English translation), this manual is a practical guide based on more in-depth analysis and applied Pāli grammar suitable for serious students.
Book A of the first volume explains core grammatical concepts, morphological procedures and their uses, as well as various noun groups and their structural stages of change, starting from a base word-form to becoming a complete word. Thus it aids in developing both word-building skills and fundamental knowledge about the structural dynamics of words crucial to successfully learning Pāli. The role of morphological rules are elucidated by means of the relevant sutta numbers for each noun based on the gender, noun ending, and specific case-endings in each lesson.
NOTE: Use the download button above to receive Book A in PDF format, or use the Amazon button to purchase the hardback edition of Book A.
Book B of the first volume is a practical Pāli reader with simple sentences composed of various nouns, studied in Book A, with additional helpful notes and explanations. It aids in developing practical reading and comprehension skills.
Born in December 1951 in Lhawgar, a village located thirty-seven miles southwest of Mon-ywa, a major city in upper Myanmar, A. Thitzana studied Pāli and Buddhist texts for thirty-five years in the Masoe-yein Taik-thit monastery, one of the largest centers of monastic learning in Mandalay. An accomplished scholar and an academic well-versed in both Pāli and Buddhist texts, he holds distinguished monastic educational titles and has written a number of Pāli learning-aid books both in Burmese and English which have received acclaim.
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