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Get Started with Sanskrit
संस्कृत || Sanskrit• सम् + कृ = well or completely refined
• One of the 22 scheduled languages of India
संस्कृत || Sanskrit• Descendant of the Proto-Indo-European language
• Mother of lots of languages of Indian subcontinent
Why Sanskrit?• A link between the various regions of India
Strong Sanskrit influence across all the regions of India
Why Sanskrit?• Communicate with our past through literature &
get access to the stored wisdom• Ancient India's scientific works are written in
Sanskrit
Why Sanskrit?• Understand what mantras and chants mean• An amazing language for naming and branding
• Unlocking the stored wisdom built over thousands of years
How to start learning Sanskrit?
• Focus on your field of interest (eg. poetics/grammar/conversation etc.)
• Learning Subhashitas || 100 subhashitas = Pandita• Start conversation first
How to start learning Sanskrit?
• Learn grammar online @ OpenPathshala.comEven refer some books from Samskrita Bharati• Read short stories/dramas and magazines in
Sanskrit
How to start learning Sanskrit?
• Group studies for practice and conversation• Vocabulary building - Amarkosha, Sanskrit
Vyavaharsahasri
Barriers in learning Sanskrit
• Loss of motivation / unable to keep up the consistency
• I don’t have the time• I’m not confident enough to speak the language
Barriers in learning Sanskrit
• Worrying about making mistakes• I don’t know which resources will help me
• I can’t recall the right vocabulary
Barriers in learning Sanskrit
• Getting tangled up with Sanskrit Grammar• Getting frustrated when listening to experts
speaking in Sanskrit• Believing it has to be hard learning Sanskrit
So, What does?
Sanskrit Grammar Courses:Basic, Intermediate and Advance level
http://OpenPathshala.com/course-catalogue
So, What does?
Sanskrit One on One:
http://OpenPathshala.com/sanskrit-live-class
On Demand Sanskrit Teaching
Customized Curriculum According to each studentGrammar/Literature/Conversation
Learn from Home
So, What does?
Sanskrit One on One:
http://OpenPathshala.com/sanskrit-live-class
Video Conference Based Learning
Learn from Language Experts
Using Latest Technology to Teach
Tips for effective learning of Sanskrit
• Speak from day one• Practice what you learnt with your friends or co-
learners from your class• Make lots and lots (and lots) of mistakes and learn
from them
What Students Say about
What Students Say about
Tips for effective learning of Sanskrit• Vocabulary serves you best when it’s relevant to
you and your life. Learn ~300 basic words• Watch programs in Sanskrit
• Learn basic grammar and practice writing
Tips for effective learning of Sanskrit
• Online learning:• A chance to learn from best people around the world
• Use of powerful digital tools
Online ToolsCategory: Books/PDFs/Dictionaries
http://sanskritdocuments.orghttp://learnsanskrit.org/resources
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/aptehttp://www.sanskritebooks.org
Category: Online groups
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samskritahttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sanskrit-learning
Online ToolsCategory: Websites/blogs on Sanskritlearning
https://simplesanskrit.wordpress.comhttp://www.ubcsanskrit.ca
http://www.languagereef.com/learn_sanskrit.php?lang=SANSKRIThttp://www.chitrapurmath.net/sanskrit/sanskrit_Iesson.asp
Category: YouTube material
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL498DD92172740CBEhttps://www.youtube.com/user/sanskritanews/videos
Offline ToolsPeriodic classes of Sanskrit Conversation:
http://samskritabharati.in/courses/spoken-samskrit-class
Meet Sanskrit enthusiast group in your locality:http://www.meetup.com/find/?
allMeetups=false&keywords=sanskrit&radius=Infinity&userFreeform=Mumbai%2C+India&mcId=c1018090&gcResults=Mumbai
%2C+Maharashtra%2C+India%3AIN%3AMaharashtra%3AMumbai%3AMumbai%3Anull%3Anull
%3A19.0759837%3A72.87765590000004&change=yes&sort=default
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