A Rer'r.rer on the Sanslsrit (irtrsnrnirriarsr et!ited

Casbridqe I llaaeachusetts ard Londor I llngl*rd,

This is rrr e,dmirahle rork; althornlr fev riII foel ft'tly coxrletent to

*dmire it. trofecsr.r ate.i,t he-q esscphled erticles irrtd otlrer trit,irrrs t:tlolit

tlre i,rrcl.ent. Indirin srerlmuri&ns frorn pilrint or. HsDJr of the"e xritinr.s ure rov

ttiffierrlt of r:ceesse iir,d fea of, 1!.ere xill be familiar to rie thr'r t' hiirdful

'f ncholurs,5ut, tliea &re &i1 r,,or-thr o{'r:ctic* to<larv; either i's !'ri'torical

rlocune*t,s ftr it" s.i ct,l I I rr..'t id cn}}tri brrtio*q to knorleelre r or in EleBJr e& *es &8

both. Their intere*t is grei, tl3r enhr..rtett b-.v the ir:tror.luctions (, I'tl ocenslonal

bridging paEsft:los) rith vhlch ''ter. I- setrr l-.!rerri in contr-rxt. "tarr!. i'r r:riting

about, sehol&rs rit6.rr'e vyit,in;i,ibrtut rc}OI,.rs r{hO i.t'c lrritir'r (in:anqtrit)

irbout,r,,n*!rritl t.\is eorn,ls like the loqt, vorrJ in nrld seholri*ticismr butq:taal nriten rith such clr.-rityn erthusicsne trnd ever: wlt, that it ic llvely

ar;tl even rrt tirnos f.,. .ecinetill, reit.dir ,r.F--*o t di vic?es iri s (:;ttcorrltirri) authors

ll]{,6 <eleD .rectloRs I ehronol oqical ly trrri'.t'gcd , L'eqirr"i:'q xith the flr'elerts

(clrir:e,r: *rrdchirt pilqriner, al-Blrinf-e ar.d the'!'ibett,-rr hi.'torian rilrfni-t'rrn)

antl ertlir:g .tritl: the moilerns, fron I'eoni''rtl llloomfieltl to [ier:ou' vho rot

urrni,tur*IIy oecup5, rei,rly hi lf tr:r: ?rook. --tnal +.ir-i-*n+ re1;,tr:sl',i' ri:c:ta-qrll$]tr-

i,rie:rq to the !ret:er{rl hi ,tor-v of l irgui ticsf for er* rrn:r1e, l'lconfi'e!tl lsas

lrt,trtiete4 to , he Ir.i!ir:,r r't i ,.,:t1{ t'ilry.. }:r-.c*ti.o trf tLeir el Iecer! no"ritivisnrr I

while Sitrey l:rr,d heer rreorvincotl t,l:,i,t t* fin:tuittie ete;cri"tior is rntlring

but *ti lnverrtorl' of elenerts . r , Iii r "."ar *krlt ,,-riinmitr i; 11 rrerfeet i1lu'"t-

rr:tio* of ti:is tlrloro&ehtr. GeEeri rive iii'rt'.Er#'l' rln i'- {he ant'it'heois of l';?titrelrs

vierrS Clior*sLyr p .:treqs otrl the oren+rdetlpees of lt:'rqrri'!,s h' s er:rnerl severi I

lli::i€q in tlrls hnok for l{ilhclm von ltruraboldt, who did not kror'- muclt iarsE;rit

brrt {aw InrtrUtoge &s jl3gggglg, & ht}Fiil: r'lrroductt'1 i.e' cor 'tr'rrt'ly "'trrrer;r{ed4tceordinl, to rt:leer

?tre book htr,r thrror bearr vritter end compiled erirnr.rily *itli ':en*ri'Ilinguiqt,q in mir:d3 ':tael is Gi;reful to explfi.ln qH.;,t']ertGir'q ter E;rnqkrit

grar,$k!r e.x the 6oo& ,rroceeds. NevrrtlreIr-,ss r 1*e tlr r,ht 'l.h*t!r,'r tl:tr t'or:E cr r tre

f.l ty irt.e! Iiqil:Ie to xorvieone rryho kI, *r:- no ittrs$ ri't; : c n:i qht er-*r' so f}rt'!'err

; rrd rloubt, rthethr-'r ;.t lei:qt r, rodtlinq uequnintr'irce sii.th 1{;iri riortl<l t.ot }:e

necedaa.ry for ri reirder to rtnrier tiird tlre llitt'er tlrree rllli't'tllra nf {'}:e hook'

In the eitrlY t'rti u,erel'{' liy lr"*s t.echrictl 'sc*isr: "irt:'! i " *c' !lry rot jr, t

rlth foreirrersr di"rCrlyer;y of the II:di;rr" '.::rt)Err:i,'r'itir"{e irtrd iI,evit*rbly xt i'I'O

with 6re 41.og6y*:r3, of t:&r: .rlqrit itself urtl- itr c.iabliqhmer:t irs tt flelri of

Uurooerir Ier.rrirrq.'lhe ilue-liqll firs{ studierJ qar:skrit f*r prr'cticu-l rec'"oFFlt

by J.r9?,

F. ctael.(, t," (*:l:,. F16 re ,

Pry. xxiv + 55?;l l3s,00.

ttte {"lerrmtrr* from *n int,ereet ln fndittn religion r,rd philosophy; ta thls; Starrl

rcrararks r they resemble the etrrly MueIin t:nd the !'rrddhist ncholrrrs ranpoctl.vely.3t firet the i.lritish were thc bettor \'u,rskrlt,ists, but nithin tvo goner*tiorxthi. relut,lonehip wrs deei*,ivelX revernedp ltrd reuny of the 'tnrrskrit.i"t,n inf,ritaim und India nere Germone. ThlB eftrly nr,rt of thc booke in vhlr.!' the

oditor ls Eroot prourinentr uill certuirrly imtorestT if rot, exactly t,he I'gencrr Irettderf" of letrrt tha genernl qturler,t of fr,do!ofiyr Colchrooke corflr)elo otrrr"dnl"rntl.or. Auqtt"t Fri l!:elm vor 'xettlet:e1 st,riir-crs r'ote,, x?:ieh r,,rr'l ..+,i!1 polsaent,r.s when he rrites thrrt the "anekrit texts ruhieh Coletrrooko lrnd:rrlrt,ed fus

CerIct:ttn rfot'n rnt editioD,r iI' r'ur "ioniior btit ururuircri$t,s unrrlt,inlicd ['1'printlnqrr3or vlten ho, eomnli*in* to trl ilsonl the fit',rt lirrl,:n i'rofc r:or of (lul.slirit lt Orford,of the hi1!r prlle of "erskrii, !:nok ilrbli.,rhari itl IIr,;;lt ndr

Unfortunatcly the appenl of thi$ spoeir'rllzed bonk I.s fut'{.'i"leG limited br'

the f*ct ttrr{, rr:*;rly h*lgf of t,lre cor*pil*rd un*terinl eppe$rs ir it,s ori,qinnlFrerrch or fiermaE.'l'c ht.vc tra.lrslr.,t,ed it' roulri lrrve trer"ri vflr')'Ir,.boriorrsg butProfes;:or o1t*s"l mu,,t kn or tLi {. the trun:}rer of Ir,dololri"t,$ (*e onnrot "neak forlinqrii.sts) vho rend (ierman ls etrdly llnnited. Gerrnnn (or Dutch?) ha.s on p,?0even entered tlre Hngtish, rhen Goldstllchor ls ap;rointod rrhoror*rry prnfessor ntttle. trnivernity i.iolleqe, f,ondont' (my italicsr). Brrt tl:e gen*rr" I lgvel ofl eecurrey

ln prll,,,enti:tiori is hi{h. Tlre only roal}y serinuq sLii:r in irroof-rn,.o'!prl vhich wc

rrotiecd r{is thrit the bot,tort hrrlf of p,61 is reTlerrled ns'llre t.r}n lu'lf of p.69.,.

?he vtllue r:f the hook ie enhr ne.irI l"i"l' i, ehrnrnlor,-.ici''l t,:rhlt ol the S*nn&rltr.Jnmrr.ri{ins (or p.xxiv), photogra:r!:se throe inrlicesl ilxrl ir m,rptrificent seleetbibliaqraarhy. The illustratlons "tro* stnt.rre s of tl'e grrm[rri, lc i?rrd si,.rtrr"eripts

of thelr *orksr The bibliogruphy li,rts orer tro hundred furthcr iterrlq relev(irt'to t.he boohls ttromer &nd rril l enable st,udents t,o Ilur:rtie fcr tlrcmsclves rrFJr nspeict

of the tudy of t.he qianskrit, lqr,tmm rinns thrrl, intere,rtri thcno I'his is ln itselfa contribution t,o schol;irshipl fore os Stual notes in hi*t nref*c*1 thore ls as

yet, no frhelpful introduct,ion to the uubjectil, *e rure the hairnier to lerrr tht:.t

this brllliont trut st,ill forrnidr.rhle produetiori is ot.virr.. {.i'e r';*v for i" one-volutre

rone rnJ int,rorlucdion xhich ilrofe,..sor' ';'t{e.rr. I ir prepr,rinrt vith tuo coJ li,borrrtors.llhether i:'roI'es'or StnaI has u, lreu y nrude paTtni anU tr'ttan-irli rrore t,ecesnlble togonersl limqui'{t,s uo ctnnot jtrd,:.e; but he has eert,r:irly rrr:,rte "hem moro nceenslhla

to q*nskrl ti :ots,

lili"nu"r, (lombrlch.