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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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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College of Asia and the Pacific
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