 The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs...  Works - Page 248by Sir William Jones - 1807Full view - About this book
 | Hermione De Almeida, George H. Gilpin - Art - 2005 - 364 pages
...ancient Sanskrit: The Sanscrit language, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Creek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely...of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of the verbs and in the forms of the grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ...'.... | |
 | Daṇḍin - Fiction - 2005 - 664 pages
...philologist WILLIAM JONES, already in 1786, eulogized the "wonderful structure" of the Sanskrit language as "more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely ref1ned than either." Dandin's writing is a case in point. Nevertheless, our novel stands apart from... | |
 | William Jones - Asianists - 2006 - 198 pages
...passage of his writings, from his 'Discourse on the Hindus'. '° I quote it yet again: The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, than no philologer... | |
 | Isaac Bonewits - Druids and druidism - 2006 - 356 pages
...he already spoke, gave a speech to the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, in which he said: The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong, indeed, that no philologer... | |
 | Russill Paul - Health & Fitness - 2010 - 336 pages
...heritage and connect us to each other through an intimate resonance of sacred sound. "The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong, indeed, that no philosopher... | |
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