Get Started with Sanskrit

संस्कृत || Sanskrit• सम् + कृ = well or completely refined

• One of the 22 scheduled languages of India

संस्कृत || Sanskrit• Descendant of the Proto-Indo-European language

• Mother of lots of languages of Indian subcontinent

Why Sanskrit?• A link between the various regions of India

Strong Sanskrit influence across all the regions of India

Why Sanskrit?• Communicate with our past through literature &

get access to the stored wisdom• Ancient India's scientific works are written in

Sanskrit

Why Sanskrit?• Understand what mantras and chants mean• An amazing language for naming and branding

• Unlocking the stored wisdom built over thousands of years

How to start learning Sanskrit?

• Focus on your field of interest (eg. poetics/grammar/conversation etc.)

• Learning Subhashitas || 100 subhashitas = Pandita• Start conversation first

How to start learning Sanskrit?

• Learn grammar online @ OpenPathshala.comEven refer some books from Samskrita Bharati• Read short stories/dramas and magazines in

Sanskrit

How to start learning Sanskrit?

• Group studies for practice and conversation• Vocabulary building - Amarkosha, Sanskrit

Vyavaharsahasri

Barriers in learning Sanskrit

• Loss of motivation / unable to keep up the consistency

• I don’t have the time• I’m not confident enough to speak the language

Barriers in learning Sanskrit

• Worrying about making mistakes• I don’t know which resources will help me

• I can’t recall the right vocabulary

Barriers in learning Sanskrit

• Getting tangled up with Sanskrit Grammar• Getting frustrated when listening to experts

speaking in Sanskrit• Believing it has to be hard learning Sanskrit

So, What does?

Sanskrit Grammar Courses:Basic, Intermediate and Advance level

http://OpenPathshala.com/course-catalogue

So, What does?

Sanskrit One on One:

http://OpenPathshala.com/sanskrit-live-class

On Demand Sanskrit Teaching

Customized Curriculum According to each studentGrammar/Literature/Conversation

Learn from Home

So, What does?

Sanskrit One on One:

http://OpenPathshala.com/sanskrit-live-class

Video Conference Based Learning

Learn from Language Experts

Using Latest Technology to Teach

Tips for effective learning of Sanskrit

• Speak from day one• Practice what you learnt with your friends or co-

learners from your class• Make lots and lots (and lots) of mistakes and learn

from them

What Students Say about

What Students Say about

Tips for effective learning of Sanskrit• Vocabulary serves you best when it’s relevant to

you and your life. Learn ~300 basic words• Watch programs in Sanskrit

• Learn basic grammar and practice writing

Tips for effective learning of Sanskrit

• Online learning:• A chance to learn from best people around the world

• Use of powerful digital tools

Online ToolsCategory: Books/PDFs/Dictionaries

http://sanskritdocuments.orghttp://learnsanskrit.org/resources

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/aptehttp://www.sanskritebooks.org

Category: Online groups

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samskritahttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sanskrit-learning

Online ToolsCategory: Websites/blogs on Sanskritlearning

https://simplesanskrit.wordpress.comhttp://www.ubcsanskrit.ca

http://www.languagereef.com/learn_sanskrit.php?lang=SANSKRIThttp://www.chitrapurmath.net/sanskrit/sanskrit_Iesson.asp

Category: YouTube material

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL498DD92172740CBEhttps://www.youtube.com/user/sanskritanews/videos

Offline ToolsPeriodic classes of Sanskrit Conversation:

http://samskritabharati.in/courses/spoken-samskrit-class

Meet Sanskrit enthusiast group in your locality:http://www.meetup.com/find/?

allMeetups=false&keywords=sanskrit&radius=Infinity&userFreeform=Mumbai%2C+India&mcId=c1018090&gcResults=Mumbai

%2C+Maharashtra%2C+India%3AIN%3AMaharashtra%3AMumbai%3AMumbai%3Anull%3Anull

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