Introductory Sanskrit II.

  • US102.
  • This course completes the linguistically rich survey of Sanskrit grammar begun in US101 and is roughly equivalent to a second-semester 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. Readings in the course are adapted from Sanskrit literature. An interactive on-line exercise platform provides immediate intelligent feedback and focused help at every stage of sentence analysis and translation virtually eliminating the difficulty and frustration felt by language learners in a typical course. On-line video presentations supplement the course so class time can focus teacher-student interaction where it is most beneficial. After this course, students will be able to read original materials in late Vedic, Epic, and Classical Sanskrit.
  • Instructor: Peter M. Scharf.
  • Prerequisite: US101 or equivalent introduction to Sanskrit.
  • Schedule: 1 February – 13 May 2025
  • See also the intensive summer courses US101S and US102S 3 June–29 July 2022.
  • Course meeting times: Monday and Thursday 9:00-10:00am U.S. Central Time. Time commitment: 10–12 hours per week.
  • Course fee: $3,000.
  • Register.
  • Course materials: Scharf, Peter M. {S}abdabrahma: a linguistic introduction to Sanskrit. Providence: The Sanskrit Library, 2022. Two volumes. Volume I, Text and exercises; Volume II, Appendices. Available via links on The Sanskrit Library publications page.

Topics

Lecture Topic
13 Consonant-stem nominals
14 The passive voice
15 The future and conditional
16 Relative clauses and causative syntax
17 Participles
18 The perfect
19 The aorist
20 Compounds