A Pali Primer

Within the compass of this little book, I have tried to give as much of Pali grammar with exercise as should be sufficient for beginners. My intention has been not to write a complete treatise on grammar in all its ramifications but to present its salient points in the simplest garb possible. I have thus thought it to my purpose to skip over many things which would only puzzle the beginner and which should find a place only in a complete grammatical treatise. For it is my belief that it is a sounder plan to restrict the beginner to the important features of grammar than to make him stray over a wider field with less profit.