An Elementary Pali Course
by Narada Thera
1st ed. 1941, 2nd ed. 1953; "2008 edition", as revised by Eisel Mazard
[Image: a purely decorative quote from Kaccayana's Pali grammar]
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Above is the 2008 edition of Narada Thera's textbook for teaching yourself Pali, the classical language of Theravada Buddhist canonical philosophy (etc.!).
The "2008 edition" (and its accompanying, revised glossary) is intended to be my final contribution to the correction and improvement of Narada's work. Numerous revisions have accrued since I first distributed a PDF version of the book in 2005, including the re-creation of a few (formerly very confusing) tables.
As with the prior version, I will here make the disclaimer that "…while I have edited the text, I have refrained entirely from editorializing or expanding upon it, thus, this remains very much the text that Narada wrote --notwithstanding the corrections and cosmetic improvements."
The text presents a somewhat simplified overview of the Pali language, and so, while very useful for beginners (or even advanced students needing practice), it would be best to use it in conjunction with the other two textbooks I've re-formatted for distribution (linked to below).
Eisel Mazard, October 2007, Eisel Mazard, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
Source:
http://www.pratyeka.org/narada/
Download:http://forum.sangham.net/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item242