{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
• Prerequisite: Introductory Sanskrit.
• Schedule: 6 January–4 May 2025
• Course meeting times: To be arranged.
• Course fee: $1,500.
• Course fee (residents of India): ₹15,000 for working adults, ₹8,500 for students.
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• Course materials:
  1. 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 {v}EBava {m}udrayantrAlaya.

Verses to be read: 2.51–75.