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:
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 63 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Verb Class 3 / Su & Dus
Summary: How to construct Verb Class 3 via reduplication method. Prefix su/dus. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part Two Session deals with: VOL2, PG 72-76…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: Kindergarten Concept: Dog bites the man. Man…
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 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 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 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 (impv.): loṭ Think…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 30 – Sanskrit for Beginners Course: Numbers (Numeral, Cardinal, Ordinal)
Summary: New verse. Revision. Chapter 12: numbers and nouns ending in “i”. Source: Introduction to Sanskrit (4th Ed) – Thomas Egenes – Part One This session deals with: CH12, pg…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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 .
tx
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.