Course learning Objectives :
• Comprehending short stories
• Creative writing skills
• Using indeclinables (avyayAni)
• Using suffixes (pratyayAH) and Cases (3rd, 4th and 5th vibhaktis)
• Writing conventions & Combining sentences
Course Content:
1. Short stories.
2. Introductions to every-day conversations in Sanskrit through different scenarios.
3. Reading, writing, and comprehending longer stories, essays, verses, etc.
4. Exercises to fine tune tenses, moods, vibhaktis, and suffixes
Required / Elective: Required
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN0301
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu , Smt. Brindha Aangarai Venkataraman
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Course Contents:
- “tumun” expressions
- visheShaNa – visheShya bhAva
- Upasarga
- shatR suffix
- vibhaktayaH
- Exercises
Learning Objectives:
- Using intentional expressions
- Refreshing Cases (vibhaktis)
- Using the Past tense
- Using the Adjectives & Prefixes
- Using the Continuous tense
Required / Elective: Required
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN0302
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu , Smt. Brindha Aangarai Venkataraman
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Course Content:
- The fifth declension / Ablative case for pronouns
- Introduction to Ayurveda
- The sixth declension / Genitive case, the ktavatu usage, gerunds
- Introduction to BhAgavatam
- Wise sayings and their meanings in Sanskrit
- The seventh declension / Locative case
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze noun and verb structures of verses and proverbs.
- Recognize passages from popular Sanskrit texts; and
- Paraphrase using grammatically correct Sanskrit.
Required / Elective: Required
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CP SP)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN0303
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu , Smt. Brindha Aangarai Venkataraman
Start Date: April 12, 2022
End Date: June 14, 2022
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered: Spring 2022
Course Content:
- Vidhiling lakAra, tavyat, aneeyar usages
- 4 types of sandhis (yAntavAntAdesha-sandhi, pUrvarUpa-sandhi, shchutva-sandhi, and jashtva-sandhi)
- Prose order (anvaya-krama)
- Maxims and Analogies (laukeeka-nyAya) – sthAlipulAka-nyAya, ghaTTakuTeeprabhAta-nyAya
- Introduction to 3 great poets of Sanskrit literature (bANa, gangAdevee, tirumalAmbA)
- Letter writing in Sanskrit
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Construct phrases with additional tenses and conjugates;
- Examine important proverbs embedded in the literature;
- Create correspondence via standard letter writing norms; and
- Inquire further into biographies of poets and litterateurs.
Required / Elective: Required
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CP SP)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN0402
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Srinath Chakravarty
Quarter Offered: Summer 2022
Start Date: April 12, 2022
End Date: June 14, 2022
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
Course Content:
- Prefixes / upasargas
- 4 types of sandhis (anunAsika-sandhi, anusvAra-sandhi, parasavarNa-sandhi, and visarga-sandhi)
- Prose order (anvaya-krama)
- Idiom (laukeeka-nyAya) – pankha-prakShAlaNa-nyAya
- Common sayings / proverbs
- Writing simple essays in Sanskrit
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Synthesize prefixes and suffixes to enhance vocabulary;
- Integrate more complex conjugates in sentence structure;
- Critique the meanings behind key maxims and analogies; and
- Produce stories and essays incorporating the above concepts.
Required / Elective: Required
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CP SP)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN0403
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Quarter Offered: Summer 2022
Start Date: July 19, 2022
End Date: September 20, 2022
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:00 pm EST – 09:30 pm EST
Course Content:
- Imperative Mood
- 2nd vibhakti
- 7th vibhakti
- Future tense
- Past tense
- 6th vibhakti
- Numbers
- Wise sayings
Learning Objectives:
- Using different tenses, moods, and cases (2nd, 6th & 7th vibhakti)
- Using future and past tense in detail
- Using larger numbers
- Reading, writing, and comprehending longer stories, essays, verses, etc.
Required / Elective: Required
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Beginner phase (SAN0204)
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Srinath Chakravarty
Quarter Offered: Summer 2022
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Course Content:
- Introduction to lakAra, especially the 4 important ones
- The sambodhanam declension / Vocative case
- Use of some prepositions and their associated declensions
- How to rearrange a shloka to understand the verse meaning
- Adjectives and their genders
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and utilize tenses, cases, and parts of speech;
- Recognize various adjectives and associated genders;
- Interpret poetic verses and define their prose order; and
- Compose stories and conduct conversations in detail.
Required / Elective: Required
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CP SP)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN0304
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrasekar Raghu , Smt. Brindha Aangarai Venkataraman, Smt. Pallavi Amin
Quarter Offered: Summer 2022
Start Date: July 19, 2022
End Date: September 20, 2022
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
Course Content:
- 4 types of sandhis (svara-sandhi, guNa-sandhi, vRuddhi-sandhi, and yaN-sandhi)
- Prose order (anvaya-krama)
- Atmanepada verbs
- karmaNi-prayoga (Passive voice)
- bhAve-prayoga (Impersonal voice)
- “kta” usage
- Introduction to 4 great poets of Sanskrit literature (vAlmeeki, vyAsa, mAgha, and kAlidAsa)
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Distinguish some of the basic types of conjugates.
- Express sentences in different voices and verb endings.
- Capture the essence of the biographies of great poets; and
- Practice their skills at writing simple stories and essays.
Required / Elective: Required
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CP SP)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN 2001/SAN0401
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Srinath Chakravarty
Start Date: January 11, 2022
End Date: March 27, 2022
Day: Every Tuesday
Time: Tuesday – 08: 30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
Quarter Offered: Winter 2022
Course Content:
The wellbeing of the individual and society in the Vedic vision of the universe included both material and spiritual wellbeing. The Vedic vision did not exclude any group or peoples, unlike most ideologies which seek advantage for one group of people at the expense of others, but sought to provide such knowledge that could protect, enhance, empower and enrich life for all peoples who pursued these knowledge systems. The theory and practice of Āyurveda are one of the vital applied sciences derived from the Vedic vision. This course is the first of a two-part course series that provides the familiarity of the knowledge system of Āyurveda, by exploring its background and key contributors to the different schools of Āyurveda.
This course provides an in-depth appreciation of the science and practice of Āyurveda, through a study of one of the core texts pertaining to the portions suggesting regimen for individuals corresponding to the different seasons. This primary text in Sanskrit will be discussed, along with some of the major commentaries on the source text.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the sensibility in the system of Āyurveda that customizes its prescriptions based on factors that impact the health and wellbeing of people.
- Assimilate the role and relevance of Āyurveda as a manual of holistic wellbeing.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites:
1) The medium of Instruction is Sanskrit
2)Only currently enrolled Sanskrit master’s certificate students can register for these courses. (MIT-SVS)
3) Admission into Master Program in Sanskrit through MIT-SVS
4) Completed previous MA Sanskrit Course
5) Completion of the Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Ayurveda)
Quarter Offered: Winter 2023
Course Content:
This course provides an introduction to basic mathematical operations, the Indian way, through the text named Līlāvatī.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the methodology and approach of theorizing and calculating in the Indic system of mathematics.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites:
1) The medium of Instruction is Sanskrit
2)Only currently enrolled Sanskrit master’s certificate students can register for these courses. (MIT-SVS)
3) Admission into Master Program in Sanskrit through MIT-SVS
4) Completed previous MA Sanskrit Course – Basic (Jyotisha)
Quarter Offered: Winter 2023
Course Content:
This course introduces the student to the ontological schema proposed by three schools of Vedānta, namely, Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, and Dvaita through the study of their primers.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the various ontological schema with which the same ontological content is presented based on variation of darśanas, all of them rooted in the Vedic tradition.
- Observe the variation in language usage that the different schools of Vedānta adapted in the presentation of their doctrines.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Program: MA in Sanskrit / Masters’ Certificate in Sanskrit
Quarter Offered: Spring 2023
Course Content:
This course introduces the portion of the Yogasūtras that defines and discusses the systematic means – sādhanā – of attaining the most exalted spiritual state and substantiates the process with reasons where necessary.
In this course students will be able to:
- Comprehend the means of attaining an exalted state of spirituality along with the systematic technical definitions of such means
- Logically understand the process presented in the Yogasūtras
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites: Completion of the Applied Vedic Science – Basic (Yoga)
Quarter Offered: Spring 2023
Course Content:
This course provides a survey of the science and practice of Ayurveda, through an overview of the key texts and contributions in the discipline. The concept of wellbeing, and not merely medication, that is central to Āyurveda is elucidated in the course.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the major contributors and their writings and commentaries that built up the applied science and knowledge system of Āyurveda.
- Assimilate the role and relevance of Āyurveda as a science of wellbeing.
- Recognize the different schools of Āyurveda based on their theories.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites: Completion of 12 Credit-Hours of Course work in the MA in Sanskrit / Masters’ Certificate in Sanskrit
Quarter Offered: Fall Quarter
Course Content:
This course provides a survey of the science and practice of Jyotiṣa, through an overview of the key texts and contributions in the discipline. A primer text in Sanskrit which discusses the categories of this science and how they are interpreted to provide insights related to their influences at different levels is studied in this course.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the scientific/ mathematic relevance of astronomy as essential for the study of astrology.
- Understand the major contributors and their contributions to scientific thought in the Indic knowledge system.
- Observe how the basic astrological elements have been derived and interpreted in the Jyotiṣa-śāstra.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites: Completion of 12 Credit-Hours of Course work in the MA in Sanskrit6 limbs / Masters’ Certificate in Sanskrit
Quarter Offered: Fall Quarter
Course Content:
This course provides a survey of the basic philosophical tenets of the different schools of Vedānta and introduces their primary sources. This course also provides the opportunity to study comparatively the respective commentaries of a principal Upaniṣad to aid the student in understanding the philosophical standpoints of these different schools.
In this course students will be able to:
- Understand the role of Vedānta in governing the Indic way of life.
- Understand the convergences and divergences of views among the different schools of Vedānta.
- Observe the multiplicity of interpretations of Vedic literature and the rationale behind such interpretations forming the basis of tenets propounded by the different schools of Vedānta.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites:
1) The medium of Instruction is Sanskrit
2)Only currently enrolled Sanskrit master’s certificate students can register for these courses. (MIT-SVS)
3) Admission into Master Program in Sanskrit through MIT-SVS
4) Completed previous MA Sanskrit Course
Faculty / Instructor: Dr. Mahabaleswara Bhat
Quarter Offered: Winter 2023
Course Content:
The wellbeing of the individual and society in the Vedic vision of the universe included both material and spiritual wellbeing. The Vedic vision did not exclude any group or peoples, unlike most ideologies which seek advantage for one group of people at the expense of others, but sought to provide such knowledge that could protect, enhance, empower and enrich life for all peoples who pursued these knowledge systems. The theory and practice of Yoga are one of the vital applied sciences derived from the Vedic vision. This course is the first of a two-part course series that provides the familiarity of the knowledge system of Yoga, through its primary text in Sanskrit.
This course introduces the categories of Yoga with their respective definitions, based on the Yogasūtras of Patañjali along with its prominent commentaries.
In this course students will be able to:
- Assimilate the role and relevance of the system of Yoga through a comprehensive understanding of the mental and cognitive categories in the Yoga system
- Comprehend the definitions of the categories according to the Yoga system with elucidations from various commentaries.
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Required / Elective: Elective
Prerequisites: Completion of 12 Credit-Hours of Course work in the MA in Sanskrit / Masters’ Certificate in Sanskrit
Quarter Offered: Winter 2023
