Introductory Sanskrit Ia

• US101a.
• US101--102 aim to provide a linguistically rich study of the world's most fascinating language equivalent to a first-year university course. Exercises introduce the extensive literature, profound philosophy and rich mythology of ancient India which has and continues to influence over a quarter of the world’s population today. Live weekly meetings are supplemented by recorded lectures with slide presentations that introduce each topic. Homework exercises use a uniquely designed pleasant interactive Web-based platform that provides vocabulary and reference material at one's fingertips and immediate feedback thereby enriching the students knowledge with each item and eliminating doubt and frustration.
  US101a is the first of four quarters of ten weeks each. This quarter presents a rich introduction to the Devanāgarī script and Sanskrit phonology, and introduces the intricate and highly organized structure of the grammar, including the present and imperfect tenses of verbs and the declension of a-stem nouns and adjectives. The quarter culminates in the reading of a short story.
• Continued in US101b, US102a, and US102b
• Instructor: Peter M. Scharf.
• Schedule: 11 September – 17 November 2022.
• Course meeting times: Sunday and Thursday 10:00-11:00am U.S. Central Time, or by arrangement with course participants.
• Course fee: $1,500 per quarter. A discount of $200 is available for enrollment in two-quarters for $2,800. A discount of $1,000 is available for enrollment in all four-quarters for $5,000.
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• Course materials: Scharf, Peter M. {S}abdabrahma: a first-year Sanskrit text. Providence: The Sanskrit Library, 2010.

Lecture	Topic
1	Introduction: Sanskrit language and literature
2	Phonology (SikzA)
3	{d}evanAgarI script
4	Sandhi
5	Verbs
6	Nouns
7	Adjectives

Schedule

Week of	Reading	Assignment
11 September 2022	Chapter 1: Introduction: Sanskrit language and literature
15 September 2022	Chapter 2: Phonology (SikzA)	Drills and exercises
18 September 2022	Chapter 3: {d}evanAgarI script	Exercises 3.1–4: Single consonants and vowels
25 September 2022		Exercises 3.5–8: Conjunct consonants
2 October 2022	Chapter 4: Sandhi	Exercises 4.1–3: Vowel, visarga, and nasal sandhi
9 October 2022		Exercises 4.4–6: Stop sandhi, sandhi of familiar passages, and review
16 October 2022	Chapter 5: Verbs	Exercises 5.1–4, 5–6: Present and imperfect verb identification and translation
23 October 2022		Exercises 5.7–15: Present and imperfect verb identification and translation
30 October 2022	Chapter 6: Nouns	Exercises 6.1–5: Masculine and neuter nouns and pronouns in short sentences and connected sentence translation
6 November 2022	Chapter 7: Adjectives	Drills and exercises 7.1–6: Feminine noun and pronoun translation
13 November 2022		Exercise 7.7: Narrative translation