Author: Suryanarayana, Jasti
Title: A Study of Telugu Compounds, with Special Reference to the Mahabharata of Tikkana
Description: n.p. [Tirupati], Sri Venkateswara University, 1966. wrappers. 20x13cm, xv,122 pp, Title page torn. Several page margin edges chipped.. Last page margin neatly repaired with paper tape. Good. ¶ Contents: Introduction: Traditional Telugu Grammars; Tikkana: His Unique Place in Telugu Literature; Compounds in Sanskrit; Compounds in Dravidian Languages; Compound Classification: Sanskrit & Telugu; Word & Compound: Sanskrit Word Markers; Absence of Word Marker in Telugu; Definition of Compound; Compound & Phrase; Features of Telugu Compound; Adoption of Sanskrit Classification; Types of Telugu Compounds; Treatment of Compound by Telugu Grammarians; Abhasa Compounds; Aluk Compounds; Order of Constitutents; Matup-samasas; Avyayibhava; Bahuvrihi; Dvandva; Rupaka; Upamana; Attributive Compounds (Karmadharaya); Dvigu; Tatpurusa; Unclassified Compounds; Compounds Beyond the Scope of Sanskrit Classification; The Process of Dropping of the Case-Suffix; Changes at the End of the Compounds; Some Morphological Changes in Formation of Compound; Hybrid Compounds; Mixed Compounds; Largest Compound; Analysis of Compounds Used by Tikkana: Root Adjectives; Adjectives of Quality & Quantity; Derived Adjectives; Morphological Changes; Adjectives Having Alternates; Nouns Used as Adjectives; Limiting Adjectives; Re-duplicated Constructions;Co-ordinate Compounds; Compounds Containing Three or More Constituents; Compounds of Four Constitutents; Compounds of More than Four Constituents; Phrases.

Keywords: Dravidian Linguistics, Telugu Literature, Tikkana, Language, Languages, Linguistic, Compound Words, Compounds,