{k}irAtArjunIya sarga 1

• UP113.
• The {k}irAtArjunIya by {B}Aravi is one of the Sanskrit {m}ahAkAvyas. This great poem is a part of the traditional syllabus of learning Sanskrit. Applying the traditional methods to learn a text is important to gain independence in reading and understanding Sanskrit. So herewith we propose a course reading the first canto of the {k}irAtArjunIya thoroughly with sanDi analysis, verbal conjugation, nominal declension, identificaiton of {s}amAsas, identification of voice, changing the voice (vAcyaviparivartana), anvaya of the verse and provision of Sanskrit synonyms for each word in the verse.
• Course materials:
  The {k}irAtArjunIya of {B}Aravi with the commentary {G}aRwApaTa of {m}allinATa and various readings, ed. by Pandit Durgaprasad and Kashinath Pandurang Parab. Third revised edition. Bombay: Nirnaysagar Press, 1895.
• Instructor: Tanuja P. Ajotikar.
• Prerequisite: US101–102 or equivalent introduction to Sanskrit.
• Schedule: Tuesday and Friday 9.30am 7 September — 17 December 2021 with a break for Thanksgiving.
• Course meeting times: Tuesday and Friday 9.30-10:30am U.S. Central Time.
• Course fee: $1,500
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Week	Topic
1	Verse 1: dissolving sanDi, pada analysis, identification of the verb
2	ientification of voice, kAraka analysis of the verse, samAsa analysis of the verse, anvaya, change of voice
3	Declension of nouns and conjugation of verbs in all tenses and moods, according to traditional method.
4	Verses 2--4
5	Verses 5--7
6	Verses 8--11
7	Verses 12--15
8	Verses 16--20
9	Verses 21--25
10	Verses 26--30
11	Verses 31--35
12	Verses 36--40
13	Verses 40--46
14	Review
15	Exam