Author: T W Rhys Davids
William Stede/
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Year: 2015
Language: multilingual
Pages: 738
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8120811445
Description
As the Pali text Society began issuing editions and translations of the Pali Canon and Commentaries in quick succession, Rhys Davids conceived the idea of the compilation of an exhaustive dictionary of Pali, based on the voluminous basic material that was being brought to light.
The work took more than twenty years of devoted labour, but before his death in 1922, Rhys Davids had the satisfaction of seeing its first volume published. In four volumes, issued over 1921-25, the Dictionary contains every Pali word, with Sanskrit root identified and meaning given in English. Carrying over 1,50,000 textual references, the work holds the field, even today, as the best Pali-English Dictionary.
Contents
FOREWORD
LIST OF THE CHIEF BOOKS CONSULTED FOR VOCABULARY
Pali Books
Canonical
Post-Canonical
Buddhist Sanskrit
Translations
Grammatical & Other Literature; Periodicals etc.
List of Abbreviations
General & Grammatical Terms
Typographical
Additions and Corrections