Excerpt from An Avesta Grammar in Comparison With Sanskrit, Vol. 1: Phonology, Inflection, Word-Formation; With an Introduction on the Avesta The method of treatment is based throughout on the Sanskrit grammar; a knowledge of Sanskrit is presupposed. At every step, therefore, references have been made to W'hitney's Sanskrit Grammar 2 ed. 1889; and it is a pleasure here to express thanks to the author of that work for the abundant suggestions received from it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.