The Dhatu-Patha-literally 'a recital of roots'-is a basic Sanskrit text which sets out the foundations of the verbal systems of Greek and Latin and all other Indo-European languages. It contains about 2,200 roots. A root may be defined technically as 'the uninflected, irreducible, minimal element of a word, generally monosyllabic and always verbal in nature, i.e. expressive of activity.' This edition is complete in itself, with its own dictionary of meanings and ...
