8 - week course

Tue Sep 2 @ 9:30 am (NY time)

Each class is 1 hour long.

[Eligibility: Sanskrit for chanting course or knowledge of Sanskrit alphabet from other study ]

The objective of the course:

Understanding the basics of the structure of Sanskrit Grammar with a special focus on

different types of nouns and verbs and simple derivational processes. 

In addition you will have a great understanding of many different types of vowel, consonant, and visarga- SANDHIS (sandhi-kāryas) as found in various Sanskrit prayers and the Vedic hymns.

Since Sanskrit prayers and Vedic suktams are written in contracted form and thus difficult to understand, with this knowledge you will be able to split the sentences into separate words for better comprehension.  

*** Overview of Sanskrit alphabet and efforts used in pronunciation

      (Varadaraja's sutras in reference to the places of pronunciation)

*** Introduction to padas (words) and the dhatus (verbal roots) 

*** Sandhis (vowel, consonant and visarga sandhis)

with practical examples from Sanskrit prayers and the Vedic hymns.

Prem Sadasivananda has a MA (Master) in Sanskrit from the MIT Institute of Vedic Sciences, Pune, India