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].