{"product_id":"indian-epigraphical-glossary","title":"Indian Epigraphical Glossary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe interested world of scholars is sure to receive with gratitude this\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003elatest work from the erudite pen of Prof. D.C. Sircar who has opened up for\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eus new vistas in the study of Indian antiquities. Prof. Sircar's Indian\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eEpigraphical Glossary, characterised by a wide sweep of vision based on a\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003emeticulous attention to details, is a contribution of the utmost\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eimportance. Here one finds an embarras de richesses in a comprehensive\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003edictionary of technical expressioins found in documents embracing nearly\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e2000 years in time and the entire Indian sub-continent in space and written\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ein a variety of languages. It offers a panorama of Indian political and\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ecultural life as enshrined in a series of expressions which are precise and\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ehistorically important. Many of them remained obscure, and Prof. Sircar,\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ewith his thorough knowledge of the subject in the study of which he has\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003espent a life-time, has succeeded in most cases in giving quite satisfactory\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003einterpretations. The mass of material in this invaluable publication, which\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ewill continue to be an indispensable work of reference for many years to\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ecome, brings in a volume of lexical material for the compilation of an\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eexhaustive Dictionary of Sanskrit. The importance of the work, which I\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ewould consider epoch-making in the domain of Indology, has been\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003econsiderably enhanced by three remarkable Appendices.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eReview(s)\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author(s)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eD. C. Sircar (1907-1984) was an epigraphist, historian, numismatist and folklorist, known particularly for his work deciphering inscriptions in India and Bangladesh.  He was the Chief Epigraphist, Archaeological Survey of India (1949-1962); Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta, (1962-1972) and the General President of the Indian History Congress.  In 1972, Sircar was awarded the Sir William Jones Memorial Plaque.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MLBD PUBLICATION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272681193770,"sku":"CRAZY-9789359037387","price":58.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/1133_25506825-30a4-4da9-a17e-922013fb5b90.jpg?v=1773918258","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/indian-epigraphical-glossary","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}