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 GRAMMAR 23 important to give the higher classes a knowledge of the rules of Sanskrit Grammar without which they will not be able to write their own tongue with purity and confidence. In that case the plan of this Grammar must necessarily be adopted ; that is, the rules must be given to the scholar and the exam- ples worked in his own mother tongue." The author Tarak- nath Sharmana, writes from Utarpara and states his object to be to vernacularize Sanskrit Grammar among those of his countrymen who know English but are not acquainted with Sanskrit, " which opens unbounded resources to all that wish to improve the native idiom." 104. SANSKRIT GRAMMAR IN BENGALI, Up ihraminikd, 1st ed., 1851, 4th ed., 1855, by Ishwar Chandra, S. P., pp. 118,8 as. A Sanskrit ** Grammar made easy," gives without technical difficulties, the declensions, conjuga- . tions of Sanskrit, with short Sanskrit sentences to parse at the end — a person three months, after reading this Grammar will be enabled to begin translating simple Sanskrit sentences ; it is used in the Sanskrit College, and is gradually superseding in other institutions the old Mugdabodh Grammar. 105. SANSKRIT GRAMMAR IN BENGALI, Kaumadi, by Ishwar Chandra, 1854, S. P., 8 as., pt. 1. A more advanced Sanskrit Grammar, but framed on the European plan of making Grammar a means not an end, gives the rules of euphony, declensions and pronouns, and is a counterpart in Bengali to what William's excellent Sanskrit Grammar is in English. Many natives now* are applying to Sanskrit, owing to the facilities offered by this Grammar. .06. SANSKRIT GRAMMAR IN BENGALI, by Debendranath Tagore, 8 as., T. P., pp. 70, pt. 1, 1845, extends to the pronouns ; gives the Rules of Sandhi and the declensions — written after the European system of philology, simple — well illustrated by examples. Published by the Tatvabodhini SabhL 107. SH YE A MACH ARAN'S ANGLO BENGALI Grammar, Roz. &Co*,. 1850, pp. 408, 5 Us. The most elaborate Grammar that has yet appeared. Government patronised it liberally, taking 100 copies, at 10 Rs, per copy, it is designed for students who know English. Very copious on the usual Grammatical subjects and on idioms. Much information besides on the prosody of Bengali poetry ; it gives collo- quies, and rules fox common conversation. No European study- ing Bengali ought to be without this Grammar. A cheap edition is much wanted.