Course Structure
This course is structured in the form of one Quarter (10 weeks, 1.5 hours per week). Students will take an exam at the end of the course during the 11th week. Structured innovatively using the curriculum and textbooks designed by Samskrita Bharati USA (SBusa.org), the course will be based upon material contained in the SB – USA – published book, “SUVAANEE”, augmented with other appropriate course content.
This course is structured to allow a beginner level student to start listening, writing, and reading the DevanAgari Script through a streamlined set of exercises.
Note: If you are registering from outside the United States, you will receive scanned copies of the textbooks. Use below discount code at checkout for reduced textbook cost.
CPSP-TEXTBOOK-B5
Required / Elective: Required
Program of Study: Beginner Level Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Prerequisites: None
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu / Sri Srinath Chakravarty
Quarter Offered: Spring 2021
Start Date: Tuesday, 6th, April 2021
End Date: Saturday, 19th, June 2021
Day: Every Tuesday
Time: 09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
Course Structure
This course is structured in the form of one Quarter (10 weeks, 1.5 hours per week). Students will take an exam at the end of the course during the 11th week. Structured innovatively using the curriculum and textbooks designed by Samskrita Bharati USA (SBusa.org), the course will be based upon material contained in the SB – USA – published books, “AYANAM” & “SAARINEE”, augmented with other appropriate course content.
This course is structured to allow a beginner level student to start listening, writing, and reading the DevanAgari Script through a streamlined set of exercises.
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the origin of various sounds in Sanskrit.
- Pronouncing and writing the Sanskrit alphabets that are single letters, both vowels, and consonants.
- Pronouncing and writing the Sanskrit combination letters and using them in forming words.
- Reciting simple Sanskrit verses with the correct pronunciation.
- Reading and writing simple prose passages in Devanagari and build basic vocabulary.
- Completing simple exercises and gaining the right skills required for further studies in Sanskrit.
The course fee includes the cost of tuition, 3 textbooks, and the shipping & handling cost of the textbooks.
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-B10
Required / Elective: Required
Program of Study: Beginner Level Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Prerequisites: None
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu
Start Date: 14 January 2021
End Date: 25 March 2021
Day: Thursdays
Time: 08:00 pm EST to 09:30 pm EST
Quarter Offered: Winter 2021
Course Structure
This course is structured in the form of one Quarter (10 weeks, 1.5 hours per week). Students will take an exam at the end of the course during the 11th week. Structured innovatively using the curriculum and textbooks designed by Samskrita Bharati USA (SBusa.org), the course will be based upon material contained in the SB – USA – published books,“SUSHAMAA” & “SUBHAASHAA” augmented with other appropriate course content.
This course is structured to allow a beginner level student to start listening, writing, and reading the DevanAgari Script through a streamlined set of exercises.
Note: If you are registering from outside the United States, you will receive scanned copies of the textbooks. Use below discount code at checkout for reduced textbook cost.
CPSP-TEXTBOOK-B10
Required / Elective: Required
Program of Study: Beginner Level Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Prerequisites: None
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu
Quarter Offered: Winter 2021
Start Date: Tuesday, 12th, January 2021
End Date: Saturday, 20th, March 2021
Day: Every Tuesday
Time: 08:00 pm EST – 09:30 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
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu / Sri Srinath Chakravarthy
Quarter Offered: Summer 2021
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD
Day: TBD
Time: TBD
Course Content:
- The first declension / Nominative case
- Introduction to rAmAyaNam
- The second declension / Objective case, the simple present tense
- Introduction to nAtya-shAstram
- The third declension / Instrumental case, the future tense
- Introduction to pancha-tantram
- The third declension / Instrumental case, the imperative mood
- Introduction to vyakarana-shAstram
- The fourth declension / Dative case
- Introduction to mahAbhAratam
- The fifth declension / Ablative case
- Introduction to darshana-shAstram
Learning Objectives: In this course, students will be able to:
- Distinguish and Classify noun declensions;
- Appreciate basic verses from select passages;
- Examine and Recognize the grammatical outline of Sanskrit;
- Practice reading, writing, and composing simple passages; and
- Use different parts of speech and their variations.
Note: If you are registering from outside the United States, you will receive scanned copies of the textbooks. Use below discount code at checkout for reduced textbook cost.
CPSP-TEXTBOOK-B48
Required / Elective: Required
Area of Study: Sanskrit Studies
Program of Study: Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CP SP)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SAN-1002
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu / Sri Srinath Chakravarthy
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD
Day: TBD
Time: TBD
Quarter Offered: TBD
An overview and insight into the design of the curriculum offered by the Hindu University of America. A survey of the central ideas of Hinduism – covering an Ontology of key Sanskrit terms and the principal ideas that are central to the cosmology, practice, and expressions of Sanatana Dharma. The course – orientation to Hindu studies- will include reflections and perspectives on these core concepts, using selected readings from source texts such as the Vedas, Upaniṣhads, Sutras, Itihaasa, Bhagavad-Gītā, Purāṇas and Dharma-Śhāstras. The Hindu world-view based on Dharma with its emphasis on duties and responsibilities and sustainability of life will be contrasted with contemporary ideologies and their focus on rights and privileges, competition and survival of the fittest. The distinction between a discourse of knowledge and a discourse of power will be drawn out.
In this course students will be able to:
- Explore various options and trajectories available within the Hindu Studies Program
- Distinguish the central ideas and concepts that constitute the Foundations of Hindu Dharma; Reflect on the Hindu Studies Foundations area.
- Inquire into and evaluate different elective areas of study and Courses offered: Sanskrit Studies, Texts and Traditions, History and Method, Post-Colonial Hindu studies, and Conflict and Peace studies.
- Distinguish between pathways towards a deep study of Hindu thought, or towards deep engagement with western thought from a Hindu perspective
- Discover and Create customized pathways for engagement with the Hindu Studies curricula
Area of Study: Hindu Studies Foundations
Prerequisites: This course is a recommended prerequisite for all students who wish to enter into the Graduate program.
Faculty/Instructor: Kalyan Viswanathan (along with others)
Day:- Every Thursday
Start Date:- January 14, 2021
End Date:- March 25, 2021
Time:- 09:00 pm EST -10:00 pm EST
Quarter: Winter 2021
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 SAN-2003
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu / Sri Srinath Chakravarthy
Quarter Offered: Winter 2022
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD
Day: TBD
Time: TBD
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:
- 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 SAN-2002
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu / Sri Srinath Chakravarthy
Quarter Offered: Fall 2021
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD
Day: TBD
Time: TBD
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
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 SAN-1004
Faculty / Instructor: Sri Chandrashekhar Raghu / Sri Srinath Chakravarthy
Quarter Offered: Spring 2021
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD
Day: TBD
Time: TBD
