Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Based on “Introduction to Sanskrit” by Thomas Egenes.
Table of Contents:
NEW! Complete Sanskrit Grammar in a Fancy Table (IAST & देवनागरी)
SEMESTER 1:
Easy:
Intermediate:
Challenging:
- CH 8: Sandhi intro & types (external/internal) | Paradigm for Neuter nouns ending in “a”.
17 | 18 | 19 - CH 9: How to count (cardinal numbers) | Parasmaipada – Ātmanepada – Ubhayapada | Sandhi final “n/m”.
20 | 21 | 22 - CH 10: Sandhi final “t” | 1st (I: aham) – 2nd (you: tvam) – 3rd (he/she) person pronouns | Adjectives | Verb “asti”.
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 - CH 11: Stems ending in “ā” | Pronouns (He, she, with him, in that) | Word “iva” (like).
27 | 28 | 29 - CH 12: Stems ending in “i” | Numbers as Adj (numeral, cardinal, ordinal) | Gerunds (past tense).
30 | 31
SEMESTER 2:
- CH 13: Relative-correlative adverbs & pronouns.
32 | 33 | 34 - CH 14: Verbal prefix (PRATIgacchati) | Imperfect (past) for Parasmaipada.
35 - CH 15: Sandhi final “m” | Common verb prefixes | Imperfect (past) for Ātmanepada.
36 - CH 16: Sandhi final “n” | Nouns in -an (ātman, karman) | He/she/it was | Compounds: dvandva, itaretara, samāhāra, negative.
37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 - CH 17: Nouns ending in ṛ ऋ (family words) | Future tense | Cardinal/Ordinal numbers.
42 | 43 | 44 - CH 18: Sandhi final “r” | Nouns ending in -u उ | Compounds: karmadhāraya, tatpuruṣa, upapada, bahuvrīhi, dvandva | VOL1 Recap.
45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49
SEMESTER 3:
- CH 19: Suffix (mat/vat, tva/tā, ya) | Imperative (“He must go!”) | Upapada compound.
50 | 51 | 52 | 53 - CH 20: Verb class 1, 4, 6, 8, 10 | Passive (“is protected”).
54 | 55 | 56 - CH 21: Verse memorization | Nouns ending in -as (manas) | Bahuvrīhi compound.
57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 - CH 22: Sanskrit origins | Past passive participle (-ed) | Verb class 3 | Reduplication | Prefix (su, dus).
62 | 63 - CH 23: Suffix (-in) | More Verb class 3 | Verb class 7.
64 | 65 - CH 24: Periphrastic Future | Future Passive Participle (Gerundive) | Verb class 5.
66 | 67
SEMESTER 4:
- CH 25: Pronominal Adjective | Verb Class 2 & 9 | Summary of 10 Verb Classes
68 - CH 26: Perfect | Optative | Interrogative & Indefinite Pronouns
69 - CH 27: Stems ending in c/t/d | Infinitive (‘to go') | ‘This' (etad)
70 - CH 28: Present Participle (-ing)
71 - CH 29: Causative | ‘This' (idam)
72 - CH 30: Suffixes | Adverbs | Desiderative (He wants to eat)
73 - CH 31: Intensive | Denominative | Aorist | Conditional | Past Participle | Future Participle | Cardinal Numbers
74
Course has concluded!
Lesson 1 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: What's covered: First 6 vowels in devanāgarī. How verb formed. Verbs √gam, √prach. Word for “and”. And how to make basic sentence. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) –…
Lesson 2 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Single & Dual Verb Endings
Summary: What's covered: First 25 consonants, divided into 5 categories according to articulation. Remaining vowels (ṛ, ṝ, ḷ, e, ai, o, au) in devanāgarī. Dual verbs (we two go, you…
Lesson 1 & 2 Revision: Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: This video involves active participation. Reserve 1 hour. It revises lesson 1/2 grammar, vocabulary, devanāgarī letters, and new consonants. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes –…
Intro to Lesson 3 – Residential Sanskrit Course
Summary: This session tests your knowledge in Lesson 1-2 fundamentals. Then introduces Lesson 3 with a new verse, plurals, vocabulary and more devanāgarī letters. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed)…
Intro to Lesson 4 – Residential Sanskrit Course
Summary: We can now say “Man goes to the horse”. Welcome to Lesson 4, where we learn two noun cases (or declensions) of nominative & accusative. Our vocabulary expands further….
Intro to Lesson 5 – Residential Sanskrit Course
Summary: We can now say “Rāma goes with the man”, and “Man reads the book for the son”. Welcome to Lesson 5, where we learn two noun cases (or declensions)…
Intro to Lesson 6 – Residential Sanskrit Course
Where are we in our Sanskrit course so far? We're officially up to Lesson 2. Last official video everyone has gone through by now is lesson 1-2 revision. What happens…
Intro to Lesson 7 – Residential Sanskrit Course
Hi sanskrit learner, If decided to engage in self-study, Lesson 7 is ready. If haven't got that far and main focus is on devanagari practice, then print out and complete…
Lesson 3 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: What's covered: Sanskrit basics. Start of book's Lesson 3. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Textbook PDF file used in class….
Lesson 4 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Spoken + Pronunciation
Pronunciation of alphabet and first 4 pages of Spoken Sanskrit: And video of Zoom webinar: Summary: What's covered: Pronunciation of words. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes…
Lesson 5 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Plural Verb Endings
Summary: This session goes into conversation practice. Then introduces grammar in Lesson 3 of the book. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Textbook…
Lesson 6 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Stem Formation
Summary: Tests our Spoken Sanskrit, gacchati paradigm and introduces Lesson 4 of the book (nominative & accusative case of nouns). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes –…
Lesson 7 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Sentence Order
Summary: Finished theory of Lesson 4 in book (pg 34, 35). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Textbook PDF file used in class….
Lesson 8 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: How to Translate
Summary: Formula to convert Sanskrit to English and English to Sanskrit. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Textbook PDF file used in class….
Lesson 9 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Sandhi Rules + Chart
Summary: New verse and how sandhi works. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Textbook PDF file used in class. It is 3rd Ed….
Lesson 10 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Sandhi Practice
Summary: Sandhi practice. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Textbook PDF file used in class. It is 3rd Ed. (Copyright: Book is by…
Lesson 11 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Instrumental Case
Summary: How to say “Man asks Rāma about the deer“. Instrumental case. Word order. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Highlights: How to say…
Lesson 12 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Dative Case
Summary: New verse. New case: dative (for the man). Alphabet revision. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: App to help memorizing long sections…
Lesson 13 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Vowel Sandhi + iti
Summary: Vowel sandhi. Usage of: iti. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Andre's Complete Devanagari Reference Class PDF exercises What Have We Learned…
Lesson 14 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Genitive + Ablative Cases
Summary: Two new cases: Genitive, Ablative, Sandhi. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class PDF exercises Highlights: CASE: Ablative Summary: from __ Formula:…
Lesson 15 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Locative + Vocative Cases
Summary: Last 2 cases of ‘nara' paradigm that covers 40% of all Sanskrit words: Locative (in/on), Vocative (addressing something). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part…
Lesson 16 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: New verse. Parsing. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Interpret the Story Speaking Template Flashcards Deluxe: Can use as custom dictionary. Or…
Lesson 17 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Neuter Words + Sandhi Rules
Summary: Revision of nara paradigm. Chapter 8 of book: (1) Vowel Sandhi (2) Neuter nouns “phala” (3) New vocab. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part…
Lesson 18 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: No new content. Class was memorizing paradigm endings (nara) and vowel/visarga sandhi. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Sandhi & Declensions Practice…
Lesson 19 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Vocabulary + Games
Summary: New vocab. Fun games. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Story to translate Group work of exercises Highlights: Student / teacher convo…
Lesson 20 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Counting + Atmanepada
Summary: New verse. How to count in Sanskrit. Revision of r/ḥ sandhi. Introductions to new kind of verb (Middle Voice). How to say “To have” in Sanskrit. New vocab. Source:…
Lesson 21 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: Memorizing Middle Voice verbs (bhāṣate). Sandhi for “m” and “n”. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises Identify objects in Sanskrit…
Lesson 22 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: No new grammar. Discussion about learning environment. Group work. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises 1 Class exercises 2 Sandhi…
Lesson 23 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Sandhi + Pronouns (aham)
Summary: Sandhi for ‘t', and first person pronouns. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises Sandhi for ‘t': Let's look at examples…
Lesson 24 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Pronouns (aham/tvam)
Summary: Revision of paradigms. How to use paradigm for 1st person Pronouns. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises 1st Person Pronouns:…
Lesson 25 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Pronoun (tvam) + Adjectives
Summary: New verse. Tvam (you) paradigm. Adjectives. Asti (is) paradigm. “I love you”. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises Bhagavad Gita…
Lesson 26 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: Revision of paradigms. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises Highlights: If word starts with a “t” and is short, it's…
Lesson 27 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Internal Sandhi + Feminine Words
Summary: Chapter 11. Internal sandhi (only recognize, don't need to memorize). Feminine paradigm (stems ending with “ā”). Iva word. New vocab. First assignment for students. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th…
Lesson 28 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: 3rd Person Pronouns (saḥ, tat, sā)
Summary: Third person pronouns (Vol 1, pg 146-148). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises 3rd Person Pronouns: What are they? The…
Lesson 29 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: Assignment #2. Intro to LRB (Little Red Book) of paradigms. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One Resources: Class exercises Match pictures to words…
Lesson 30 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Numbers (Numeral, Cardinal, Ordinal)
Summary: New verse. Revision. Chapter 12: numbers and nouns ending in ” i इ “. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals…
Lesson 31 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Gerunds + Semester 1 END
Summary: Gerunds (past tense). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH12, pg 161-162. Resources: Group exercises Complimentary Study Material: Listen…
Lesson 32 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Semester 2 + Relative-Correlative
Summary: Vowel strengthening. Sandhi revision. Nouns with stems ending in: ī ई (EG: nadī नदी). Relative-Correlative Clauses. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This…
Lesson 33 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Relative-Correlative (When-Then)
Summary: Relative-Correlative Adverbs (When-Then. Since-Therefore, Where-There). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH13, pg 172, #2-#5. Relative-Correlative Adverbs: Relative Adverbs…
Lesson 34 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Relative-Correlative (Who, By Which)
Summary: Relative-Correlative Pronouns (Whom/which). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH13, PG 173, #6-#11. Relative-Correlative Pronouns: What is relative-correlative pronoun?…
Lesson 35 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Prefixes + Imperfect
Summary: Entire CH14. New spoken Sanskrit. Using Sandhi in LRB. Verbal prefixes. Imperfect (past tense). New verbs. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This…
Lesson 36 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Sandhi + Past Tense
Summary: Entire CH15. Sandhi rule for “m”. Common verb prefixes. Past tense (imperfect) for Ātmanepada verbs. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session…
Lesson 37 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Nouns ending in -an (atman)
Summary: New verse (Knowledge of Kingship). New spoken sanskrit (Daily routines). CH16: Sandhi ‘n' revision. New paradigm (-an). Strong/middle/weak form. Intro to “Generic Paradigm” on LRB x. New vocab. Source:…
Lesson 38 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: New Spoken Sanskrit words. New verse (Established in Yoga). Imperfect for √as (He was). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals…
Lesson 39 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Dvandva-Itaretara Compound
Summary: Compound > Dvandva > Itaretara Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH16, pg 210. Dvandva Compound: What is “dvandva”?…
Lesson 40 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Dvandva-Samahara Compound
Summary: Compound > Dvandva > Samahara Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH16, pg 213. Dvandva Compound > Samāhāra: When…
Lesson 41 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Compounds
Summary: Conclusion of CH16. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH16, pg 210-214. Types of Compounds: Dvandva: Itaretara Regarding words…
Lesson 42 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: Intro to CH17. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH17, pg 220-221. Sandhi: Skip pg 220. Rather go to…
Lesson 43 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Simple Future Tense
Summary: Simple future tense (-sya -iṣya). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH17, pg 220-224. Simple Future Tense: So far,…
Lesson 44 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Ordinal & Cardinal Numbers
Summary: All verses revise. How to construct class 1, 10 verb. Sentences with Ordinal numbers. Rule about Cardinal numbers. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part…
Lesson 45 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Nouns ending in -u (guru)
Summary: CH18, new sandhi rules. Nouns ending in -u (guru). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH18, pg 229-232. Sandhi…
Lesson 46 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Tatpuruṣa/Karmadhāraya Compound
Summary: Summary of dvandva (itaretara/samahara). Two new compounds: tatpuruṣa, karmadhāraya Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH18, pg 233-235 COMPOUNDS:…
Lesson 47 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Dvandva & Tatpurusha Revision
Summary: Fate of Effort verse. Dvandva & Tatpuruṣa compounds revision. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: Practice of CH18, pg…
Lesson 48 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Summary of Compounds
Summary: Summary of all compounds in Sanskrit. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH18, pg 235-237. 4 Groups of Compounds:…
Lesson 49 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Revision of VOL 1 Book
Summary: Revision of Volume 1 book. What have we learned? Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: Review of CH1-18. No…
Lesson 50 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Semester 3 + Suffixes
Summary: New vocab. Suffixes (1) mat/vat (2) ya (3) tva/tā. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Welcome to start of Semester 3. Semester 3…
Lesson 51 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Imperative
Summary: New verse. Imperative (He/she/it MUST go!) Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two This session deals with: CH19, PG 11-12. Imperative: loṭ लोट् Think…
Lesson 52 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Upapada Compound
Summary: New vocab. Upapada compound. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two This session deals with: CH19, PG 13. Upapada Compound (tpu.): FORMULA: STEM +…
Lesson 53 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course
Summary: Purely a revision of everything throughout the course. Summary of Passive Constructions, in CH20. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two This session deals…
Lesson 54 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Constructing Root Verb Classes
Summary: How to construct Verb class 1, 4, 6, 8, 10. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two This session deals with: CH20, PG24-33. TEACHING…
Lesson 55 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Passive
Summary: Tenses. Passive. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two This session deals with: CH20, PG34-36. PASSIVE CONSTRUCTION: Concept: Dog bites the man. > PASSIVE:…
Lesson 56 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course – Exercises
Summary: No theory. Translation practice. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Practice Sentences: Only look at Sanskrit after attempted your own translation. Equanimity of…
Lesson 57 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course – Memorizing
Summary: CH21. Memorizing verses. Paradigm for words ending in -as. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Practice Sentences: Only look at Sanskrit after attempted…
Lesson 58 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Bahuvrihi
Summary: CH21. Revision of compounds + last major compound: bahuvrihi. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: Vol 2, PG51-54. Compound Revision:…
Lesson 59 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Guru is the Way
Summary: New verse. Guru is the way. New Spoken Sanskrit vocab. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Homework: Use Creative Writing sheet (PDF |…
Lesson 60 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Practice Sentence
Summary: Practice of present indicative & passive verbs. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Practice Sentences: PRESENT INDICATIVE: He makes a house from earth….
Lesson 61 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Practice Sentence
Summary: Practice of simple future, imperative, and passive. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Practice Sentences: SIMPLE FUTURE: “When will you learn dharma and…
Lesson 62 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Past Passive Participle, Sanskrit Origins
Summary: Passive practice sentences. Past Passive Participle. How Sanskrit alphabet came about. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2, PG 62-71,…
Lesson 63 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Verb Class 3 / Su & Dus
Summary: How to construct Verb Class 3. How to form reduplicated verbs. Prefix: su/dus. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2,…
Lesson 64 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Nouns ending in -in
Summary: CH23. Nouns ending in -in Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2, L23, PG 92-95 Suffix -in: Just like mat/vat…
Lesson 65 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Verb Class 7 & Internal Sandhi
Summary: CH23. Two irregular Verb class 3 paradigms. Verb class 7 construction. Last internal sandhi rules. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals…
Lesson 66 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Periphrastic Future
Summary: CH24. Periphrastic Future. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2, L24, PG 112-115 Periphrastic future: Exactly same as simple future…
Lesson 67 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: FPP & Verb Class 5
Summary: Covers future passive participle (also called gerundive) and how to construct verb class 5. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with:…
Lesson 68 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: P.Adj, Verb Class 2 & 9
Summary: Covers Pronominal adjectives, Verb Class 2, 9, and summary of all 10 Verb classes. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with:…
Lesson 69 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Optative, Perfect, Interrogative, Indefinite
Summary: Covers Perfect (used interchangeably with Imperfect), Interrogative Pronouns (EG: Which? With whom?) and Optative (used interchangeably with Imperative). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part…
Lesson 70 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Consonant Paradigms, Infinitive, Etad (This)
Summary: Covers paradigms for stems that end in c/t/d. Infinitive (Rama desires TO GO to forest). And “etad” paradigm to express “This”. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas…
Lesson 71 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Present Participle (-ing)
Summary: Present Participle expresses an action that is happenING in the present. Works exactly like a Gerund, except it acts as Adj, hence qualifies the main SUBJECT/DOER of the sentence….
Lesson 72 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Causative & ‘This' Pronoun
Summary: Causative is implied verb. And ayam/iyam/idam/ena are forms for word “this”. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2, L29, PG…
Lesson 73 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Suffixes, Adverbs, Desiderative
Summary: Forming Suffixes & Adverbs. New verb type: Desiderative (He desires to go). Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2, L30,…
Lesson 74 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Intensive, Denominative, Aorist, Conditional, Past & Future Participle
Summary: Forming Intensive, Denominative, Aorist, Conditional, Past Active Participle, Future Active/Middle Participle. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2, L31, PG…
Dear Andre
one doubt please
lesson 11 exercise 2 , H
with knowledge the students obtains immortality .
Gyanen sah shishyah amratam labhte
vidhya shishyo amratam labhte (according to book)
ARE these both correct ???
Yes both are correct.
विद्यया सह (OR) ज्ञानेन सह
http://yesvedanta.s3.amazonaws.com/sanskrit/little-red-book-sanskrit-devanagari-mccomas-taylor.pdf
LRB sanskrit version
for whole group , few students were requesting .
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I will follow your classes on sanskrit offline.
Namo Namah Andrei
lesson 13
Q1 ,E
two friends should it be Mitrau ( as nar paradign for dual ??)according to answer it is mitraih???
kripya explain
mitre: Two friends.
mitrau = incorrect. As “au” only applies to Masculine words like “narau”.
Hi Andre
Some questions about the homework.
1. The answers to lesson 13 in the book write ‘patnī’ in 2 different ways. Are there two different ways to write the conjunct consonant ‘tna’ ?
2. 2(g) says – The student, having thought, asks the poet about the river.
I rewrote the sentence to say – Having thought, the student asks the poet about the river – matvā śiṣyo nadīṁ kaviṁ pṛcchati
This is not the order of words in the answer but is it acceptable?
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1) ‘patnī’ in 2 different ways.
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Here’s two different ways to write “tna” in devanāgarī: https://i.imgur.com/Yws9iBt.png
Both are correct.
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2: I rewrote the sentence to say – Having thought, the student asks the poet about the river
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Perfect. That’s how I would’ve done it.
HI Andre
is there a way to get the link which Shiva shared for the Bhagvat Geeta with Sandhi .
I saved his link but unable to locate it .
Thanks
BGita without Sandhi: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wKKFaRdW9-Qajhooxz2vdnkML_vuDil1/view?usp=sharing
Since it’s in IAST. Just copy paste desired text in IAST section at: yesvedanta.com/transliterate to get Devanagari.