संस्कृतप्रवेश:
Learn Sanskrit from a teacher who learned it at his father's knee.
Live weekly lectures online, taught in English or Marathi by Neelakanth Phadke — son and student of the grammarian Pundit Purushottamshastri Phadke. No prior Sanskrit needed for most courses. Five courses begin in January 2027, and a sixth — Kalidasa’s famous drama, Shakuntalam — in May.
house among fruit trees, where both Pundits studied.
- Terms begin January & May 2027
- One live lecture per week, weekends
- English / Marathi
- Students in four continents
The courses
Five begin in January 2027 and one in May. Most fees cover a foundation block first, so you can try the course before committing to the year.
Grammar as Panini set it out, made easy with stories and Subhashitas. The whole language, from the ground up.
The fountainhead of Hindu philosophy — ten Upanishads word by word, with Shankaracharya’s commentary.
Seven hundred shlokas in eighteen adhyayas, explained word by word, with four great commentaries alongside.
For students abroad drawn to yoga, ayurveda or astrology — whose source texts are all in Sanskrit.
Food, drink, clothing and exercise for each of the six seasons, from the texts of Charaka, Sushrut and Vagbhata.
Among poetry the drama is best, and among dramas Shakuntalam. Kalidasa read closely, with Sanskrit poetics.
Two weeks in the Acharya's company: Sanskrit and Vedanta intensively, plus pranayama, satvik cooking, rangoli, and an Ayurvedic prakriti consultation. Twelve to fifteen students.
$1,500 all-inclusiveRead more →“As a software developer, I appreciate logical and structured approaches, and this institute’s teaching methodology exceeded my expectations.”
“I assumed the Gita focused solely on a religious path. I was pleasantly surprised to discover its many dimensions and practical wisdom.”
“These classes became my cherished Friday morning ritual for two years and gave me deep perspective on Sanatan Dharma.”
Two generations, one wish
Pundit Purushottamshastri Phadke was sent to Ratnagiri's Sanskrit pathshala at eleven, studied fifteen years with his guru, and became Vyakaranacharya from Varanasi — then Acharya of that same pathshala in 1947. He gave thousands of lectures on the Geeta and Upanishads, played contract bridge, and never missed a Wimbledon final. He was active until ninety-eight.
His son Neelakanth began Sanskrit at five and topped Pune University's Sanskrit papers in 1976. After a career in insurance in India and Japan, a visit to students in Brazil convinced him to teach online. The Pathshala opened on Saraswati-Pujan day, 2019, in his father's memory.
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Phadke, 1973
teaching
विद्या ददाति विनयम्
Knowledge gives humility. Begin this January.
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