hemkosh assamese dictionary pdf download

The author of the 'mantras' is not known.

In the 15th century the Assamese literature witnessed a number of eminent writers and literary works like Giti Ramayana by Durgavara, poems and songs from the Puranas by Pitambara and Manakara and the mass of literature called 'Mantras'.Another prominent figure in the Assamese literature was Madhava Kandali who belonged to the 14th century and he wrote the famous epic Ramayana in the native language. Apart from the Assamese language, its literature is also very ancient and rich.Hema Saraswati who was one of the renowned and oldest Assamese writer wrote the most popular 'Prahlada Charita' towards the end of the 13th century AD.In course of years the Assamese language has developed a lot and is been now spoken by a large number of people.Magadhi Prakrit later evolved into the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, including Bengali, Assamese, and the Bihari languages which is also the source for the Apabhramsa dialects in the valley of Brahmaputra.There are not much records seen in the history regarding the language of the Assamese.However there is related history which says that from Magadhi Prakrit the initiation of the Assamese and the other related languages, such as Maithili, Bengali and Oriya started branching out.But history says that Assamese literature has existed even before the 14th century for there is evidence of rich heritage of oral traditions including folk songs, religious hymns, pastoral ballads, festival songs and even children's stories. Though the language originated in the 7th century, its literature came only in the early 14th century.

The Assamese language is also been declared as one of the major languages of the Republic of India by the Indian Constitution.

'Assamese' is an anglicized form of the actual language name Asamiya.Assamese is a branch of the Indo-Aryan language which evolved in the 7th century AD having its roots from the Sanskrit language.

This can be proved from the ancient text Charya Padas which is even today being claimed both by the.

Nearly 15 to 20 million people speak the language of Assamese.Most of the areas along the Brahmaputra valley speak Assamese.There are lot of similarities between Bengali and the Assamese language except for a few differences.

Assamese, which is actually known as Asamiya is a state language spoken in the state of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and also in Bangladesh & Bhutan.

Hemkosh assamese dictionary pdf download