Sanskrit Language

Courses
2 years with each level as quarter 3 years with each level as semester

First Level

 * Introduction to Sanskrit
 * Sanskrit as an embodiment of Reality
 * Introduction to Devanagari
 * The calligraphy
 * About pronunciation
 * Vowels
 * Consonants
 * Compound consonants
 * Romanized Sanskrit
 * Capitalization vs. doubling
 * Examples from sacred texts
 * Sanskrit grammar
 * Declination of verbs
 * Case of nouns
 * Combining rules: Sandhi
 * Sanskrit Grammar: Sutras of Panini
 * Pandits and tradition
 * The teacher/pupll relationship
 * Maintaining accuracy through the centuries
 * The six vedangas
 * Readings from sacred texts
 * Bhagavad Gita
 * Rig Veda: Mandalas 1, 9, and 10
 * Upanishads

Second Level

 * Etymology: translating Sanskrit words
 * Comparative studies of Sanskrit and English
 * Devanagari 1
 * Sanskrit Grammar 2
 * Sanskrit pronunciation 2: chanting

Third Level

 * Translating Sanskrit: sentences
 * Devanagari 2
 * Comparative studies of Sanskrit and Pāli
 * Sanskrit literature 1: poems


 * Sanskrit pronunciation 3: talking

Fourth Level

 * Writing in Sanskrit: poems
 * Devanagari calligraphy
 * Translating Sanskrit: scripture
 * Sanskrit literature 2: prose
 * Introduction to Buddhism

Fifth Level

 * Devanagari calligraphy 2
 * Comparative studies of Sanskrit and AngloSaxon
 * Sanskrit literature 3: sacred scriptures
 * Sanskrit pronunciation 4: discourse
 * Buddhist scriptures

Sixth Level

 * Devanagari calligraphy 2
 * Sanskrit history
 * Sanskrit literature 4: translating scriptures
 * Writing in Sanskrit: prose
 * Comparative studies of Sanskrit and Latin

Other

 * [[File:Spoken sanskrit 1.pdf]]