 | Donald R. Kelley - History - 2008 - 440 pages
...historical inquiry. The central insight was expressed by William Jones in 1786 in this way: "The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of the verbs and the forms of the grammar, than could... | |
 | Robert Eric Frykenberg, Alaine M. Low - Religion - 2003 - 436 pages
...His words were to become the basis for studies in comparative linguistics. Jones said: The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affmity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly... | |
 | Sharada Sugirtharajah - History - 2003 - 196 pages
...poets and philosophers such as Homer, Plato, and Pindar. Jones speaks of the Sanskrit language as being "more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin and more exquisitely refined than either" (ibid.: 26). 2S Jones' representation of Hinduism needs to be seen in the light of his predetermined... | |
 | Narendranath B. Patil - Philosophy - 2003 - 432 pages
...1786, William Jones sparked off the discovery of comparative and historical philology: "The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of... | |
 | Joseph Lennon - Literary Criticism - 2004 - 524 pages
..."On the Hindus" and first convincingly demonstrated a linguistic connection between India and Europe: The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity,...exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly... | |
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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... 
