Sir William Jones’ Quote about Sanskrit Language
Sir William Jones’ Quote about Sanskrit Language
“The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin and more exquisitely refined than either;...”
— Sir William Jones
Know source and context of this Quote :
Source :
Book: “India : Historical Beginning of the Concept on the Aryan.”
Article: “Aryan Origin: A Short History of Linguistic Arguments.”
Author: Madhav M. Deshpande.
Publisher: National Book Trust, India.
Context:
Sir William Jones, in his address to the third annual meeting of Asiatic Society (Now known as The Asiatic Society) in Kolkata on 2 February 1786, was the first to publicly point out the natural connection between Sanskrit and Latin.
--------xx-------
Comments
Post a Comment