1st Printed Bengali Grammar Book

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\öçbç'Ì[ý \öçaçX Unable to read Bengali? Never mind, read in Roman Letters:

(Key for reading baanglaa: 'A' = "%ç/#ç' ; 'Ch' = '»K÷' ; 'T' = "»Oô' ; 'D' = "Qö' ; 'R' = "QÍö' ; 'DR' = "»RôÍ ' ; 's' = "a' ; 'S' = "`' ; 'sh' = "b' ; 'ksh'/'x' = "lù' ; )

Bhaashaar bhaasaan. greek, mughol, briteesh, partugeez prabhriti bidesheeder bhAratbarshe padArpan Suru hoyeChilo anek Agae thekei. tAi bhAratbarsher bibhinno anchale bohurakomer sthAnio bhAshA takhan thekei prachalito AChae. ingrez bhArate AsAr Agae parjonto oisab sthAnio bhAshA SekhA bA charchAr jonno lekhApaRA karA tataTA gurutvapurno ChilonA. Sudhu mAtra uchchabarner hinduder (brAhman, kshatrio ebang baiSyo) kiChu ebang musalmAnder modhye kiChu sAdhAran mAnush kebal dharmo charchA niyei poRASonA korten. lekhApoRA Sikhe sahaje artho upArjan hotae pAre ei dhAranAo takhan ChilonA. ak anchaler mAnushjan apor anchaler lokeder kothA bA lekhA bujhto-o nA. eijonno tAder madhye ekAtmabodh bA jAteeotA bodh goRe oThAr sujog-o ChilonA. erfole bideSeerA dhirae dhirae sArA deSTAkei dakhol korae neoAr sujogo peyeChilo. bhAratioder jonne biSesh kore bAngAlider lekhApaRA Sikhe artho upArjaner rAstA kintu ingrez-i prathom toiri koreChilo. iuropioder modhye prakritopokkhe briTiS-i bhArater prAy sab pradhAn Ancholik bhAshAr-i prathom byakaron boi sthAniyo bhAshAtei toiri korae dyae. er kAron khrisTAn sAheb dharmojAjakdero deSeeo sAdhAron lokeder sangae AlAp parichoy karAr jonno sthAniyo bhAshA Sikhtae hoto. briTiSdero bhArater 'sube-bAnglA' mAne abibhakto bAnglAtei prathom dakholisvatva kAyem karAr sutrapAt hoy. ejonno sikkhA, sangskriti, sAhityo, kalA, prajukti ityadi sob kshetrer unnayaner byApAre bangobAseerAi briTiSder kAChe biSesh gurutva peyeChilo.