Home›Sources›Sanskrit Grammar, Including Both the Classical Language and the Older Dialects of Veda and BrahmanaSourcesSanskrit Grammar, Including Both the Classical Language and the Older Dialects of Veda and BrahmanaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Sanskrit Grammar, Including Both the Classical Language and the Older Dialects of Veda and Brahmana." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/sanskrit-grammar-including-both-the-classical-language-and-the-older-dialects-of-veda-and-brahmana.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Sanskrit Grammar, Including Both the Classical Language and the Older Dialects of Veda and Brahmana. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/sanskrit-grammar-including-both-the-classical-language-and-the-older-dialects-of-veda-and-brahmanaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-sanskrit-grammar-including-both-the-clas, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Sanskrit Grammar, Including Both the Classical Language and the Older Dialects of Veda and Brahmana}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/sanskrit-grammar-including-both-the-classical-language-and-the-older-dialects-of-veda-and-brahmana}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXWilliam Dwight Whitney's 1889 reference grammar of Classical Sanskrit and the older Vedic and Brahmana dialects, published by Breitkopf and Hartel, long regarded as a classic of Indo-European philology covering phonology, morphology and syntax in exhaustive detail. Its rigorous nineteenth century scholarship places this at this atlas's top tier for grammatical and etymological fact. It is the right source for how Sanskrit words are formed and what they mean grammatically. It is a linguistic reference, not a source on the religious or philosophical content of the texts it describes grammatically, which needs its own separate scholarship.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (382 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1William Dwight Whitney's 1889 reference grammar of Classical Sanskrit and the older Vedic dialects, long regarded as a classic of Indo-European philology, cited for grammatical and etymological fact rather than religious content.NotesWell-attestedThe classic 19th-century reference grammar of Classical Sanskrit and the older Vedic and Brahmana dialects, covering phonology, morphology and syntax. Use for facts about Sanskrit grammar, word formation and etymology; a linguistic reference, not a source on the religious or philosophical content of the texts it grammatically describes.CitationAuthorWell-attestedWilliam Dwight WhitneyPublisherWell-attestedBreitkopf and HartelPublication YearWell-attested1889URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/whitney-a-sanskrit-grammarSource TypeWell-attestedprimary-textClaims Backed By This Source (382 claims)This source backs 382 claims across the atlas. As facts: 152 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 92 holds. Plus 136 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicAlphabet Letters, 364 claims: 142 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 90 holds, 131 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 2 general references.Religions, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Historical Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Scripts & Magical Alphabets, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested152Alphabet LettersDevanagari A अDevanagari Aa आDevanagari Ai ऐDevanagari Au औDevanagari Ba बDevanagari Bha भDevanagari Ca चDevanagari Cha छDevanagari Da दDevanagari Dda डDevanagari Ddha ढDevanagari Dha धDevanagari E एDevanagari Ga गDevanagari Gha घDevanagari Ha हDevanagari I इDevanagari Ii ईDevanagari Ja जDevanagari Jha झDevanagari Ka कDevanagari Kha खDevanagari La लDevanagari Ma मDevanagari Na नDevanagari Nga ङDevanagari Nna णDevanagari Nya ञDevanagari O ओDevanagari Pa पDevanagari Pha फDevanagari Ra रDevanagari Sa सDevanagari Sha शDevanagari Ssa षDevanagari Ta तDevanagari Tha थDevanagari Tta टDevanagari Ttha ठDevanagari U उDevanagari Uu ऊDevanagari Va वDevanagari Vocalic L ऌDevanagari Vocalic Ll ॡDevanagari Vocalic R ऋDevanagari Vocalic Rr ॠDevanagari Ya यSiddham A 𑖀Siddham Aa 𑖁Siddham Ai 𑖋Showing 1 to 50 of 97 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate2Alphabet LettersDevanagari Vocalic R ऋSacred Objects & Ritual ItemsAmbrosia and NectarHolds92Alphabet LettersBrahmi A 𑀅Brahmi Aa 𑀆Brahmi Ai 𑀐Brahmi Au 𑀒Brahmi Ba 𑀩Brahmi Bha 𑀪Brahmi Ca 𑀘Brahmi Cha 𑀙Brahmi Da 𑀤Brahmi Dda 𑀟Brahmi Ddha 𑀠Brahmi Dha 𑀥Brahmi E 𑀏Brahmi Ga 𑀕Brahmi Gha 𑀖Brahmi Ha 𑀳Brahmi I 𑀇Brahmi Ii 𑀈Brahmi Ja 𑀚Brahmi Jha 𑀛Brahmi Ka 𑀓Brahmi Kha 𑀔Brahmi La 𑀮Brahmi Lla 𑀴Brahmi Ma 𑀫Brahmi Na 𑀦Brahmi Nga 𑀗Brahmi Nna 𑀡Brahmi Nya 𑀜Brahmi O 𑀑Brahmi Pa 𑀧Brahmi Pha 𑀨Brahmi Ra 𑀭Brahmi Sa 𑀲Brahmi Sha 𑀰Brahmi Ssa 𑀱Brahmi Ta 𑀢Brahmi Tha 𑀣Brahmi Tta 𑀝Brahmi Ttha 𑀞Brahmi U 𑀉Brahmi Uu 𑀊Brahmi Va 𑀯Brahmi Vocalic L 𑀍Brahmi Vocalic Ll 𑀎Brahmi Vocalic R 𑀋Brahmi Vocalic Rr 𑀌Brahmi Ya 𑀬ReligionsHinduismSacred Objects & Ritual ItemsAmritaGeneral References136Alphabet LettersBrahmi A 𑀅Brahmi Ai 𑀐Brahmi Au 𑀒Brahmi Ba 𑀩Brahmi Bha 𑀪Brahmi Ca 𑀘Brahmi Cha 𑀙Brahmi Da 𑀤Brahmi Dda 𑀟Brahmi Ddha 𑀠Brahmi Dha 𑀥Brahmi E 𑀏Brahmi Ga 𑀕Brahmi Gha 𑀖Brahmi I 𑀇Brahmi Ja 𑀚Brahmi Jha 𑀛Brahmi Ka 𑀓Brahmi Kha 𑀔Brahmi La 𑀮Brahmi Lla 𑀴Brahmi O 𑀑Brahmi Pa 𑀧Brahmi Pha 𑀨Brahmi Ra 𑀭Brahmi Sa 𑀲Brahmi Sha 𑀰Brahmi Ssa 𑀱Brahmi Ta 𑀢Brahmi Tha 𑀣Brahmi Tta 𑀝Brahmi Ttha 𑀞Brahmi U 𑀉Brahmi Va 𑀯Brahmi Vocalic L 𑀍Brahmi Vocalic R 𑀋Brahmi Ya 𑀬Devanagari A अDevanagari Aa आDevanagari Ai ऐDevanagari Au औDevanagari Ba बDevanagari Bha भDevanagari Ca चDevanagari Cha छDevanagari Da दDevanagari Dda डDevanagari Ddha ढDevanagari Dha धDevanagari E एShowing 1 to 50 of 136 entities carrying this claim. 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