Batakrishna Ghosh

Reviews

By Satkari Mookherjree, U. N. Ghoshal, Batakrishna Ghosh, Sri Ram Sharma, R. N. Sarkar

The book *Two Sanskrit-Chinese Lexicons* (1937) by Prabodh Chandra Bagchi examines two Sanskrit-Chinese lexicons from around 1000 A.D.: *Fan-yu-tsa-ming* (attributed to the Kuchean Li-yen) and…

Sanskrit Noun‑Inflexion

By Batakrishna Ghosh

Sanskrit Noun-Inflexion details the flexibility of endings and suffixes in Rgvedic language, where some endings appear supplied from apposed forms (e.g., *ndvyasd* for *ndvyasd*). Certain case-ending…

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By Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, Satkari Mookherjree, Mano Mohan Ghosh, Benoy Kumar Sarkar, U. N. Ghoshal, Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly, Chintaharan Chakravarti, Batakrishna Ghosh, Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya, Jagadish Narayan Sarkar

The “Reviews” section offers critical evaluations of contemporary publications on Indian history, religion, philosophy, linguistics and archaeology. Books reviewed include works on the chronology of…

Panini and the Rkpratisakhya

By Batakrishna Ghosh

The article examines the relationship between the grammatical work of Panini and the Vedic text known as the Rkpratisakhya. The author begins by noting that most scholars have assumed Panini preceded…

Vedica

By Batakrishna Ghosh

The analysis of Vedic stems *kakibh, *kakil, and *kakdbh reveals *kakibh as the original form, with *kakil and *kakdbh derived later. The shift from *kakibh to *kakil aligns with Sanskrit's tendency…

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By Sushil Kumar De, Mano Mohan Ghosh, U. N. Ghoshal, Batakrishna Ghosh, D. L. De

Sukwnar Sen's *The Use of the Cases in Vedic Prose* (1926–30) examines Vedic syntax through case usage, drawing from extensive textual analysis. While praising Sen's industry and contribution to…

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By Batakrishna Ghosh, Edward J. Thomas

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By Batakrishna Ghosh, Amareswar Thakur, Kshitish Chandra Chatterjee

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By Sushil Kumar De, Batakrishna Ghosh, D. Bhattacharya

The review section of this issue offers critical notices of several recent publications on Indology and related fields. One review discusses indices and appendices to the Nirukta, highlighting their…

Reviews

By Sushil Kumar De, U. N. Ghoshal, Batakrishna Ghosh, Giuseppe Tucci

The ‘Reviews’ section offers critical notices of recent books and articles on Indian history, philology and archaeology. It summarises works on topics ranging from Buddhist philosophy and Vedic…

Meyer on Manu VIII 235-236

By Batakrishna Ghosh

In this scholarly note, the author discusses Professor Meyer’s interpretation of verses 235–236 in the sixth chapter of the Manusmriti, which concern the duties of a forest‑dwelling ascetic. Meyer…

Obituary: Prof. Karl Friedrich Geldner

By Batakrishna Ghosh

This obituary commemorates Karl Friedrich Geldner, a German scholar renowned for his translation of the Ṛgveda and his contributions to Avestan studies. The author traces Geldner’s academic career,…

Reviews

By Dinesh Chandra Bhattacharya, Batakrishna Ghosh

Arthur Berriedale Keith's *The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and the Upanishads* is a seminal work in Indology, praised for its comprehensive exploration of Vedic religion, philosophy, and…

The Chronology of the Smritis

By Batakrishna Ghosh

This extensive review examines Ludwig Meyer’s attempt to establish a relative chronology of the Dharmasastra texts (Smritis). Meyer compares verses across various law codes to argue that texts like…

Reviews

By Batakrishna Ghosh

The ‘Reviews’ section of this volume gathers critical assessments of several recently published works across diverse fields of Indology. The first review examines L. V. Ramaswamy Iyer’s ‘A Brief…

Reviews

By Dianaga, Batakrishna Ghosh, Kaccayana

The PDF contains several scholarly reviews of recently published works in Buddhist studies, Sanskrit literature, and Indian cultural history. Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi (ed. Sylvain Lévi) This review…

Ludders on the Literary Materials found in Eastern Turkistan

By Batakrishna Ghosh

Dr. Lüders of the University of Berlin delivered six lectures in Calcutta (under the invitation of Calcutta University) on the literary materials from Eastern Turkistan and their impact on Ancient…

Age of the Manusamhita

By Batakrishna Ghosh

The debate over the age of the Manusmriti (Manusamhita) centers on conflicting scholarly theories. Max Müller proposed dating it to the 4th century CE, while Bihler suggested a broader range between…

Max Muller's Introduction to the Rgveda-Pratisakhya

By Batakrishna Ghosh

Max Müller's *Introduction to the Rgveda-Pratisakhya* details rules for *abhinidhana* (pause) in Vedic phonology. *Abhinidhana* occurs under specific conditions: (1) when *sparasas* (consonants)…

Max Muller's Introduction to the Rgveda-Pratisakhya

By Batakrishna Ghosh

Max Müller's introduction to the *Rgveda-Pratisakhya* clarifies that the text's reference to *icara* (not dancing/music) aligns with Dharmasastra restrictions on *Arthastras* and upper-caste conduct.…