Pali language essay

Learning resources for the Pali student: primers/courses, grammar guides, dictionaries, sutta sources, translations, pdfs, and other references & aids. Including: AK Warder, Collins, Geiger, Duroiselle, & de Silva.

A Practical Grammar Book of the Pali Language; Charles Duroiselle. Origonally composed in 1906, this text is long out of print, though a revised translation by Eisel Mazard is freely available - also available here. A very concise and thorough grammar guide though there are some typos errors. The standard text for learning Pali in the West.

A History Of Pali Literature by Bimala Churn Law. ( Also here) This book, published for the first time in 2 volumes in 1933, has become a classic in Pali studies. It presents an exhaustive picture of the Pali Literature, both canonical and post-canonical, giving summaries of all the Pali books.

Contains most Pali words to be found in the Tipitaka, with English definitions and Sanskrit roots. A major new dictionary of Pali from the Pali Text Society. This is a truly significant publication for both Pali studies and Buddhist studies more generally.