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 SAN-1003
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu
Co- Faculty: Dr. Laxmi Sharma
Quarter Offered: Winter 2021
Start Date: January 13th, 2021
End Date: March 22nd, 2021
Day: Every Wednesday & Friday
Time: 08:00 pm EST – 09:30 pm EST
Course Content:
- Study and use of the DevanAgari script, Origin of the sounds, Pronunciations
- Simple introductions and greetings
- Pronouns (sarvanAmapadAni), Persons (puruShAH), Numbers (vachanAni), and Gender (lingAH)
- Indeclinables (avyayAni)
- Simple conversations
- Numbers in Sanskrit, 1 through 100
- Common verbs
- Interrogative words
- Introduction to the simple present tense and the past tense
- Direct addressing (sambodhanam) – the Vocative case
- Expanding the vocabulary through nouns, pronouns, and verbs
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Articulate the fundamental sounds that comprise Sanskrit pronunciation;
- Recognize common Sanskrit words and phrases;
- Discover building blocks of the language through everyday conversation; and
- Identify and use basic structures like numbers, tenses, simple verbs, and other parts of speech.
Note: If you are registering from outside the United States, you will receive scanned copies of the textbooks. Use the below discount code at checkout for reduced textbook costs.
CPSP-TEXTBOOK-48
Required / Elective: Required
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CP SP)
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Devanagari alphabets and combination letters
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu
Co – Faculty: Dr. Laxmi Sharma
Start Date: 16 January 2021
End Date: 28 March 2021
Day: Saturday & Sunday
Time: 11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered: Winter 2021
