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 your own translation.

5 Methods^(pāṭha) of Memorizing Verses:

• Saṃhitā-pāṭha संहिता–पाठ: Collected reading.
  • Recitation as originally seen with sandhi.

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥ २–४९॥
dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogāddhanañjaya |
buddhau śaraṇamanviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ || 2-49||

• Pada-pāṭha पद–पाठ: Word reading.
  • Sandhi stripped.
  • Compound broken down into parts (avagraḥ). EG: dhanañjaya > dhanam-jaya

दूरेण हि अवरम् कर्म बुद्धि–योगात् धनम्–जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणम् अन्विच्छ कृपणाः फल–हेतवः ॥ २–४९॥
dūreṇa hi avaram karma buddhi-yogāt dhanam-jaya |
buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phala-hetavaḥ || 2-49||

• Krama-pāṭha क्रम–पाठ: Step reading.
  • Each word recited 2x and in steps.
  • Rhythm (apply for each line):
    • (1, 2) (2, 3) (3, 4) (4, 5)

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्–धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणम् अन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥ २–४९॥
dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogād-dhanañjaya |
buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ || 2-49||

• Jaṭā-pāṭha जटा–पाठ: Twisted reading.
  • Forwards-backwards.
  • Rhythm:
    • (1, 2) (2, 1) (1, 2, 3)
      (2, 3) (3, 2) (2, 3, 4)
      (3, 4) (4, 3) (3, 4, 5)

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्–धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणम् अन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥ २–४९॥
dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogād-dhanañjaya |
buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ || 2-49||

• Ghana-pāṭha घन–पाठ: “Killer” reading.
  • Forwards-backwards with more variations.
  • Rhythm:
    • (1, 2) (2, 1) (1, 2, 3)
      (1, 2, 3) (3, 2, 1) (1, 2, 3, 4)
      (2, 3, 4) (4, 3, 2) (2, 3, 4, 5)

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्–धनञ्जय ।
बुद्धौ शरणम् अन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः ॥ २–४९॥
dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogād-dhanañjaya |
buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ || 2-49||

Resources:

• Sanskrit Tenses Chart

Homework:

• Practice Paradigms on: Liberation Philology Sanskrit App
• Write out paradigm LRB24/25.
• Find a verse, and apply 5 memorization methods.
• Vocab learn on PG 55.
• Create a store, less then half a page. Use words on PG 55, spoken Sanskrit, all vocab. Use all tenses learned so far (Present, imperfect, imperative, gerund, passive, future).
• See you next on 9th Jan 2022.

Questions:

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Recorded 19 Dec, 2021