Bidspirit auction | Prajna Sanskrit-Tibatan Lexicon
Prajna Sanskrit-Tibatan Lexicon - Prajna, compiled by Gegan Palden Gyaltsen. WorldCat record cites Bstan-dzin-rgyal-mtshan or the 14th Dalai Lama as the author, but was likely more of a patron in this case. Sanskrit/Tibetan text with English preface. Published by Namgyal Institute of Tibetology 1962. Prajna is really a subtitle for a Sanskrit-Tibetan thesaurus/grammar text compiled in 1771. Traditional oblong block-printed page text, with top edge binding and hard cover. Height: 4 1/2 in x width: 21 in. x depth: 2 in. Condition: Folded box/case for the book is tucked between the back cover, has tears and loss. Other general toning, soiling, creases, and tears to pages from age and use.