Description
H. H. Wislon prepared the first Sanskrit-English
Dictionary (1819) from materials compiled by native
scholars, supplemented by his own researches. This work
was only superseded by the Sanskritwörterbuch (1853–
1876) of Rudolf Roth and Otto von Bohtlingk, who
expressed their obligations to Wilson in the preface to their
great work. Though the first edition of the Sanskrit
Dictionary was published at Calutta, no work has yet
appeared to supersede the preface with which it was
accompanied. Many contributions towards a history of
Sanskrit lecography have indeed, since incidentally been
made by Lassen, Roth, Goldstucker, Weber, Hall,
Westergaard, ZBohtlingk and others; but they are scattered
over various works and periodicals, so that a treatise on this
branch of Indian Literature, which should reflect the
present state of Sanskrit scholarship, still remain a
desideratum. This book will be welcomed by all scholars
and students of Sanskrit Literature.