संस्कृतप्रवेश:

Introduction to Sanskrit

  • 36 lectures
  • One a week
  • No Sanskrit needed
  • English or Marathi

The complete grammar of Sanskrit as Panini set it out, taught in the order that makes it easiest to absorb, and lightened throughout with short stories from the Hitopadesh and Panchatantra and with Subhashitas worth carrying for life.

What the course covers

  1. 01Nouns and the seven vibhaktis
  2. 02Pronouns and indeclinables
  3. 03Sandhi — how words join
  4. 04Samasas — compound words
  5. 05Verbs across all ten tenses and moods
  6. 06Kridantas and taddhitas — secondary nouns
  7. 07Stories from Hitopadesh and Panchatantra
  8. 08About 300 Subhashitas

Who it's for

Anyone starting from nothing, and anyone who did Sanskrit at school and wants it properly. You should be able to read Devanagari, or be willing to learn it in the first few weeks.

By the end

You should be able to follow the Sanskrit news bulletin on All India Radio, read simple prose unaided, and understand the shlokas you already recite.