[INDOLOGY] Sanskrit grammatical terms

[Andrew Ollett]

There are real vaiyākaraṇas on the list, but for what it is worth,
"thematic" and "athematic" in the usage of most European grammars simply
mean "ending in -a" and "not ending in -a," which is captured in
traditional Sanskrit grammar by "at" (see 7.2.80 and 81), or "adanta-" if
you like to be more explicit, and "present stem" is a slightly more narrow
version of the verbal stem to which sārvadhātuka affixes are added (more
narrow because there are sārvadhātuka suffixes that wouldn't be considered
part of the present system, like khaś). I have to say, though, that I would
also appreciate some information about whether this identification holds.
Max Müller translated ārdhadhātuka and sārvadhātuka as "general or
unmodified" tenses and "special or modified" tenses respectively.

2018-06-19 18:08 GMT+02:00 Edeltraud Harzer via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info>:

> Hello McComas,
> A glossary of grammatical Sanskrit terms is appended to the textbook in
> Robert Goldman’s *Devavāṇīpraveśikā* starting on p. 403. They are in
> Sanskrit with a straight English translation at times and other times they
> are just explained. If your colleague is not very familiar with Sanskrit
> grammatical terms, it may not be easy always to find the term as in the
> example of the present tense: *vartamāne* *laṭ* directs you to *laṭ* on
> the preceding page. Many of the translations/explanations terms are easily
> found by going through the four ad half pages of the glossary.
>
> Wishing good luck to your colleague's enterprise.
>
> Edeltraud harzer
>
> University of Texas at Austin
> Austin, USA
>
>
> On Jun 18, 2018, at 7:35 PM, McComas Taylor via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> Dear Friends
>
> A Cambodian colleague is translating Gonda's grammar of Sanskrit into
> Khmer. She would like to use Sanskrit grammatical terms where possible.
>
> She is asking for help with the following terms:
>
> present stem
>
> thematic and athematic verb classes
>
> If some kind person could respond to me, I'll forward the information to
> her.
>
> With thanks in advance
>
> Yours
>
> McComas
>
>
>
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