This is a gift from Charles for all of us so use it as a launching pad towards learning and teaching Sanskrit. It may be useful to know Charles' dedication in a reply to a friend who wanted to translate the introductory in French. I hope it helps people to take up translation in their own mother tongue. "The Introductory was produced as a service to mankind: so far as I am concerned, it is freely available in the public domain. As such, you are of course free to translate it, and you do not require my permission. Furthermore, I would encourage you to translate it and make it publicly available