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: 20 January – 8 May 2025, except 20 and 24 March
• See also the intensive summer courses US101S and US102S 2 June–27 July 2025.
• 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