Sanskrit Language

## Courses

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2 years with each level as quarter 3 years with each level as semester

### First Level

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* Introduction to Sanskrit
* Sanskrit as an embodiment of Reality
* Introduction to Devanagari
* The calligraphy
* About pronunciation
* Vowels
* Consonants
* Compound consonants
* Romanized Sanskrit
* Capitalization vs. doubling
* Examples from sacred texts
* Sanskrit grammar
* Declination of verbs
* Case of nouns
* Combining rules: Sandhi
* Sanskrit Grammar: Sutras of Panini
* Pandits and tradition
* The teacher/pupll relationship
* Maintaining accuracy through the centuries
* The six vedangas[1]
* Readings from sacred texts
* Bhagavad Gita
* Rig Veda: Mandalas 1, 9, and 10
* Upanishads

### References

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1. ↑ The six vedangas

### Second Level

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* Etymology: translating Sanskrit words
* Comparative studies of Sanskrit and English
* Devanagari 1
* Sanskrit Grammar 2
* Sanskrit pronunciation 2: chanting

### Third Level

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* Translating Sanskrit: sentences
* Devanagari 2
* Comparative studies of Sanskrit and Pāli
* Sanskrit literature 1: poems

* Sanskrit pronunciation 3: talking

### Fourth Level

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* Writing in Sanskrit: poems
* Devanagari calligraphy
* Translating Sanskrit: scripture
* Sanskrit literature 2: prose
* Introduction to Buddhism

### Fifth Level

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* Devanagari calligraphy 2
* Comparative studies of Sanskrit and AngloSaxon
* Sanskrit literature 3: sacred scriptures
* Sanskrit pronunciation 4: discourse
* Buddhist scriptures

### Sixth Level

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* Devanagari calligraphy 2
* Sanskrit history
* Sanskrit literature 4: translating scriptures
* Writing in Sanskrit: prose
* Comparative studies of Sanskrit and Latin

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