Following up on Matthew Kapstein's comment, Whitney states of the arrangement of the classes of roots,

"These are the "classes" or "conjugation-classes", as laid down by the native Hindu grammarians. They are arranged by the latter in a certain wholly artificial and unsystematic order (the ground of which has never been discovered); and they are wont to be designated in European works according to this order, or else, after Hindu example, by the root standing at the head of each class in the Hindu lists. A different arrangement and nomenclature will be followed here, namely as below — the classes being divided (as is usual in European grammars) into two more general classes or conjugations, distinguished from one another by wider differences than those which separate the special classes."

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 7:16 AM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear McComas,

If I recall correctly, thematic and athematic were first employed by European Sanskritists on the basis of a perceived analogy with Greek. There is no corresponding traditional distinction.

best,
Matthew

Matthew Kapstein
Directeur d'études,
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes

Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
The University of Chicago

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From: INDOLOGY [indology-bounces@list.indology.info] on behalf of McComas Taylor via INDOLOGY [indology@list.indology.info]
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 7:35 PM
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Subject: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit grammatical terms

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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