William Jones and Indian Studies Quiz

William Jones = Studied Sanskrit language, grammar, and poetry from pandits in Calcutta Henry Thomas Colebrooke = Mastered Indian languages and translated Sanskrit and Persian works into English Nathaniel Halhed = Interested in the ancient Indian heritage and translated Sanskrit and Persian works into English Asiatic Society of Bengal = Founded by Jones and Colebrooke to promote the study of ancient Indian texts and languages

Law, philosophy, religion, politics = Studied ancient Indian texts on these subjects Morality, arithmetic, medicine = Studied ancient Indian texts on these subjects Greek and Latin = Languages studied by Jones at Oxford French, English, Arabic, Persian = Languages known by Jones upon arrival in Calcutta

Jones and Colebrooke = Started a journal called Asiatick Researches Jones and Halhed = Interested in the ancient Indian heritage and mastering Indian languages Colebrooke and Halhed = Mastered Indian languages and translated Sanskrit and Persian works into English

<p>India's ancient glory = Believed to have declined in subsequent periods according to Jones and Colebrooke Necessity to discover sacred and legal texts = Viewpoint of Jones and Colebrooke to understand India better Asiatic Society of Bengal's purpose = Promote the study of ancient Indian texts and languages, according to Jones and Colebrooke Jones and Colebrooke = Founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal and held the viewpoint about Indian civilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>William Jones = Studied Sanskrit language, grammar, and poetry from pandits in Calcutta Henry Thomas Colebrooke = Mastered Indian languages and translated Sanskrit and Persian works into English Nathaniel Halhed = Interested in the ancient Indian heritage and translated Sanskrit and Persian works into English Asiatic Society of Bengal = Founded by Jones and Colebrooke to promote the study of ancient Indian texts and languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>William Jones was a linguist and junior judge stationed in Calcutta, who studied Sanskrit language, grammar, and poetry from pandits. He also studied ancient Indian texts on various subjects and co-founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the journal Asiatick Researches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were interested in mastering Indian languages and translating Sanskrit and Persian works into English.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose was to better understand India by discovering the sacred and legal texts produced in the ancient period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They believed that the Indian civilization had attained its glory in the ancient past but had subsequently declined.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>William Jones pursued the study of Sanskrit language, grammar, poetry, and various ancient Indian texts on law, philosophy, religion, politics, morality, arithmetic, medicine, and other sciences.</p> Signup and view all the answers