{r}aGuvaMSa sarga 2
- UP114
- The {r}aGuvaMSa by {k}AlidAsa 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 and translating the text. So herewith we propose a course reading the second canto of the {r}aGuvaMSa thoroughly with sanDi analysis, verbal conjugation, nominal declension, identificaiton of {s}amAsas, indentification of voice, changing the voice (vAcyaviparivartana), anvaya of the verse and translation in Sanskrit.
- Instructor: Tanuja P. Ajotikar
- Instructor's introductory video
- Schedule: 8 June--12 August 2022
- Course meeting times: Wednesday and Friday 9:30–10:30am U.S. Central Time; 8–9pm IST
- Prerequisite: Introductory Sanskrit.
- Course fee: $1,500.
- Course fee: ₹15,000.
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- Course materials:
- Kale M. R., ed. 1922. {m}ahAkaviSrIkAlidAsaviracitaH {r}aGuvaMSaH. {m}ahAmahopADyAyakolAcalamallinAthasUriviracitayA saYjIvanyA sametaH. The {r}AGuvaMSa of {k}AlidAsa: with the commentary (the {s}aYjIvanI) of {m}allinATa: with a literal translation into English, copious notes in Sanskrit and English and various readings. 3rd revised edition. Mumbai: Mumbai vaibhava Mudrayantralaya.
| 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 | Cojugating the verb used in the verse in 10 moods and tenses accrding to pARinian method and declension of nouns in the verse |
| 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 |