Introductory Sanskrit Ib

US101b.
This course continues the linguistically rich study of the world's most fascinating language to complete the equivalent of a first-semester university course by proceeding with the survey of the intricate and highly organized structure of the grammar and by including readings adapted from Sanskrit literature.
Prerequisite: US101a
Continued by US102a–US102b.
Instructor: Peter M. Scharf.
Schedule: 4–15 December 2022, 15 January – 9 March 2023.
Course meeting times: Sunday and Thursday 10:00-11:00am U.S. Central Time, or by arrangement with course participants.
Course fee: $1,500.
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Course materials: Scharf, Peter M. {S}abdabrahma: a first-year Sanskrit text. Providence: The Sanskrit Library, 2010.

Lecture	Topic
8	The imperative and optative moods
9	Feminine I/U-stem nominals
10	Class 5, 8, and 9 present stem verbs
11	Short i/u-stem nominals
12	Class 2, 3, and 7 verbs and f-stem nominals

Schedule

Week of	Reading	Assignment
4 December 2022	Chapter 8: The imperative and optative moods	Exercises 8.1–22: Imperative and optative verbs, personal and interrogative pronouns
11 December 2022		Exercises 8.23: An episode from the {b}AlakARqa of the {r}AmAyaRa: {v}iSvAmitra's sons
15 January 2023	Chapter 9: Feminine I/U-stem nominals	Exercises 9.1–16: Feminine polysyllabic and monosyllabic I and U-stem nouns, and particles
22 January 2023		Exercise 9.17: {k}umArasaMBava: The birth of {k}umAra
29 January 2023	Chapter 10: Class 5, 8, and 9 present stem verbs	Exercises 10.1–10: Class 5, 8, and 9 verbs
5 February 2023		Exercises 10.11: Of students, teachers and dharma
12 February 2023	Chapter 11: Short i/u-stem nominals	Exercises 11.1–11: i/u-stem nominals, and the use of particles in argument structure
19 February 2023		Exercises 11.12: The tale of Hari Candra
26 February 2023	Chapter 12: Class 2, 3, and 7 verbs and f-stem nominals	Exercises 12.1–10: Vocalic f-stems, classes 2, 3, and 7 verbs, and double accusative
5 March 2023		Exercise 12.13: The tale of Hari Candra (continued)