Books, general destruction of, in China in 213, b. c. [227].

Bopp, Francis, his great work, [166].

results of his “Comparative Grammar,” [234].

Botany, origin of the word, [15].

the Linnæan system, although imperfect, important to science, [26].

Brahman, the highest being, known through speech, [88].

Brahmans, their deification of language, [87].

their early achievements in grammatical analysis, [88].

difficulties of Alexander in conversing with them, [93].

Brâhmanas, the, on language, [87].