Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817 - 378 pages |
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Page 177
... Mahratta , Hindustanee , Bengalee , Per- sian , and Arabic , as the languages still in use . Disputa- tions are held in all these ; discourses are pronounced in them , and prizes annually bestowed on those , who may have been judged to ...
... Mahratta , Hindustanee , Bengalee , Per- sian , and Arabic , as the languages still in use . Disputa- tions are held in all these ; discourses are pronounced in them , and prizes annually bestowed on those , who may have been judged to ...
Page 196
... which they denominate Grandam , and Grandonicum . It appears that Sanscrit is meant , and the term thus corrupted by them is , Grant'ha , a volume or book . " " The Maharashtra , or Mahratta , is the language 196 ON THE LANGUAGES OF INDIA .
... which they denominate Grandam , and Grandonicum . It appears that Sanscrit is meant , and the term thus corrupted by them is , Grant'ha , a volume or book . " " The Maharashtra , or Mahratta , is the language 196 ON THE LANGUAGES OF INDIA .
Page 197
... Mahratta nation was formerly confined to a mountainous tract , situated south of the river Nermada , and extending to the province of Cocan . Their language is now more widely spread , but is not yet become the vernacular dialect of ...
... Mahratta nation was formerly confined to a mountainous tract , situated south of the river Nermada , and extending to the province of Cocan . Their language is now more widely spread , but is not yet become the vernacular dialect of ...
Page 230
... Mahratta , Canara , Te- linga , Udia and Bengali . According to the extended use of the term Prakrit , it may certainly include both Bali and Zend ; and if more extensive research should jus- tify the idea derived from an imperfect ...
... Mahratta , Canara , Te- linga , Udia and Bengali . According to the extended use of the term Prakrit , it may certainly include both Bali and Zend ; and if more extensive research should jus- tify the idea derived from an imperfect ...
Page 236
... together with that of the Mahratta states , and of Gujarat , so abound with Sanskrit , that scarcely a sentence can be expressed in either of them without its assistance . The learned languages of Tibet , of 236 ON THE LANGUAGES OF INDIA .
... together with that of the Mahratta states , and of Gujarat , so abound with Sanskrit , that scarcely a sentence can be expressed in either of them without its assistance . The learned languages of Tibet , of 236 ON THE LANGUAGES OF INDIA .
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