LibGuides: South Asian Studies: Language resources

Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Pali

Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Pali Language Collections
An outstanding source of different materials held at the British Library in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Pali language from South Asia and beyond covering a vast range of subject areas.

The joy of Sanskrit : a first-year syllabus for tertiary student by McComas Taylor and Grazia Scotellaro.
Call Number: View online [Freely available from ANU Press]
Publication Date: 2014
A complete first-year course of twenty-five weeks designed for university students which teaches Sanskrit as a living tradition. This text believes the reception of language (especially the ability to read), should be balanced with its production (writing, speaking, chanting and singing).
Understanding Schopenhauer Through the Prism of Indian Culture by Barua, Gerhard and Koßler Eds.
Call Number: View online [ANU Staff and students only]
Publication Date: 2013
This book provides a common platform for interaction to the scholars from East and West to express their views on the link between Eastern and Western philosophy.

South Asian Islamic Collection
The South Asian Islamic Languages Collections held in the British Library cover materials in all South Asian languages that are written in Perso-Arabic script. The collections provide a unique resource for those involved in South Asian research, particularly in the fields of history, politics, language, literature, Islam, law, education, anthropology, genealogy, geography, music, art and architecture.

Urdu and Indo-Persian Thought, Poetics, and Belles Lettres by Alireza Korangy (Volume Editor)
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Publication Date: 2017
A collection on the subject of Urdu poetics, Dastan, translation studies in Urdu, and Indo-Persian. The essays employ interdisciplinary perspectives for exploring the dynamic literary landscape of the South Asian subcontinent since the sixteenth century.