Lung ston pa rtsa ba sum cu paʼi brda ʼgrel yid ʼphrog mu tig ʼkhri shing

"The object of this Elementary Grammar of the Tibetan language is to provide a practical handbook for those who wish to acquire a speedy understanding of the language. It is specially designed to supply the long-felt want of a modern text-book for High Schools where Tibetan is being taught as a second language for the Matriculation examination"--