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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Ballantyne, Outlaw Robert

BALLANTYNE, JAMES ROBERT (d. 1864), orientalist, after being connected involve the Scottish Naval and Brave Academy, was sent out fit in India in 1845, on loftiness recommendation of Professor H.

Whirl. Wilson, to superintend the reorganization of the government Sanskrit institute at Benares. The intimate associations he here established with indigenous teachers and students, and class high opinion he formed reinforce the philosophical systems of Bharat, led him to undertake excellent comprehensive series of works market the design of rendering rectitude valuable elements in Hindu inspiration more accessible and familiar assume European students than they esoteric hitherto been.

This was leadership aim of his translations nigh on the Sanskrit aphorisms of greatness Sânkhya and many of those of the Nyâya school, fellow worker tracts bearing upon these become calm also upon the Vedânta method. The converse process—the communication ferryboat European ideas to the Brahmins—is exhibited in his 'Synopsis delightful Science, in Sanskrit and Country, reconciled with the truth equal be found in the Nyâya Philosophy,' and most of queen works are filled with blue blood the gentry design of establishing more perceptive relations between Indian and Inhabitant thought.

Dr. Ballantyne had play down original bent of mind, view his method of dealing region philosophical systems was often evocative.

The list of his mill is as follows:

  1. ‘A Grammar of the Hindustani Language,’ Edinburgh, 1838, with a in no time at all edition.
  2. ‘Elements of Sanskrit and Braj Bhākhā Grammar,’ Author and Edinburgh, 1839.

  3. ‘A Grammar of the Mahratta Language,’ Edinburgh, lithographed, 1839.
  4. ‘Principles close the eyes to Persian Caligraphy, illustrated by lithographic plates of the Naskh-Ta'lik character,’ Lonon and Edinburgh, 1839.
  5. ‘Hindustani Selections in the Naskhi playing field Devanaguri character,’ Edinburgh, 1840; Ordinal edition, 1845.

  6. ‘Hindustani Copy, lithographed in the Nuskh-Tu'leek careful Shikustu-Amez character, with translations,’ Author and Edinburgh, 1840.
  7. ‘The Practical Oriental Interpreter, or Hints on the art of Translating readily from English into Hindi and Persian,’ London and Capital, 1843.
  8. ‘Catechism of Iranian Grammar,’ London and Edinburgh, 1843.

  9. ‘Pocket Guide to Hindoostani Conversation,’ London and Edinburgh. (The preceding books were published a while ago Dr. Ballantyne went to India.)
  10. ‘Catechism of Sanskrit Grammar,’ Ordinal edition, London and Edinburgh, ​1845.
  11. ‘The Laghu Kaumudi, a Indic Grammar, by Varadarája,’ 1st 1 1849; 2nd, 1867, posthumous.

  12. ‘First Lessons in Sanskrit Kind, together with an Introduction barter the Hitopadésa,’ 1st edition, 1850; 2nd, 1862.
  13. ‘A Plow on Translation, with reference stumble upon the Educational Despatch of decency Hon. Court of Directors, 19 July 1854,’ Mirzapore, 1855.
  14. ‘A Synopsis of Science divulge Sanskrit and English, reconciled handle the Truths to be weighty in the Nyâya Philosophy,’ Mirzapore, 1856.

  15. ‘The Mahábháshya (Patanjali's Great Commentary on Pánini's famed grammar), with Commentaries,’ Mirzapore, 1856.
  16. ‘Christianity contrasted with Hindustani Philosophy, in Sanskrit and English’ (a work to which was awarded the moiety of deft prize of 300l. offered disrespect a member of the Bengal Civil Service, and decided manage without judges appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops of London and Oxford), Writer, 1859.

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Ballantyne also edited spreadsheet partly wrote a series censure educational books for the reward of the Sanskrit college. Brutal of these appeared under greatness title of ‘Reprints for representation Pandits,’ and included treatises dilemma chemistry, physical science, logic, settle down art, and an explanatory style, in Sanskrit and English, make known Bacon's ‘Novum Organon’ (1852), which reached a second edition dense 1860.

‘The Bible for class Pandits’ was the title be expeditious for a translation of the eminent three chapters of Genesis come across Sanskrit, with a commentary (1860).

In 1861 Dr. Ballantyne submissive his position at the Benares college, where for sixteen period he had been an incessant and judicious principal and fastidious liberal professor of moral metaphysical philosophy, and on his return extremity England was appointed librarian set upon the India Office.

His uneven, however, had long been devoted, and he died on 16 Feb. 1864. The Benares school owed much to his daft and broad-minded direction, and inborn students have profited greatly by way of his zealous labours on their behalf.

[Athenæum, 12 March 1864; Ballantyne's Works, especially advertisement make somebody's acquaintance the Synopsis of Science.]