The Practical Sanskrit English Dictionary. Compact Edition 2005

Print not too small as in most Indian dictionaries..clear and legible binding good

Comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary. I replaced the abridged version with this. Invaluable tool for Sanskrit students.

Really I love it salute to shri Apte.Prem Sharma.

My three stars for this dictionary have more to do with the construction of book itself as well as the size and clarity of the type. I need a magnifying lens to be able to decipher the text. The backing is a flimsy cardboard that causes me to doubt how long will be the useful life of such a reference. It is covered with a slip-on plastic that was already showing signs of wear when it arrived.As far as the usefulness of the dictionary itself, I will know more as I learn to better use it. My sanskrit study is only about three years old at this point. Vocabulary and searching for meanings of same is an on-going challenge.

I am very disappointed with the quality of the printing of this dictionary. Some words are so faint that it is impossible to read. I was fooled by the cover which looked glossy and nice. It seemed to be more recently printed copy than some of the copies I have seen. I would not recommend buying this for this price. It is very overpriced for the print quality although the quality of paper is somewhat better than earlier editions. At least as a beginning student of Sanskrit, I find the online dictionary at [...] much more user-friendly. Some advanced students of Sanskrit may disagree with me about this. Try it out and you be the judge. I am giving only 2 stars not for the content but for the quality. Apte's dictionary in general is known to be a good reference dictionary.

My title says the 2 main issues, and as well, some pages are slightly side ways, some are darker than others...but I still value this dictionary to my sanskrit study. I've been in the Sanskrit Studies immersion level 1 for 6 months and I can easily work with it. I will need to buy a covering that will solididy the exterior and by a magnifying lens.