Introductory Sanskrit IIb

  • US102b.
  • This course completes a survey of Sanskrit grammar with readings adapted from ancient Indian narratives.
  • Instructor: Peter M. Scharf.
  • Prerequisite: US102a or equivalent introduction to Sanskrit.
  • Schedule: 4 June – 10 August 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.
  • Register.
  • Course materials: Scharf, Peter M. {S}abdabrahma: a first-year Sanskrit text. Providence: The Sanskrit Library, 2010.

Topics

Lecture Topic
1 Participles
2 The perfect
3 The aorist
4 Compounds
5 The one-chapter {m}ahABArata

Schedule

Completion of the survey of Sanskrit grammar in {S}abdabrahma in 8 weeks from 4 June to 3 August.

Week of Reading Assignment
4 June 2023 Chapter 17: Participles Exercises 17.1–3
11 June 2023 Exercise 17.4
18 June 2023 Chapter 18: Perfect Identification drills. Exercise 18.1–3.
25 June 2023 Chapter 19: Aorist Identification drills, Exercise 1.
2 July 2023 Exercise 19.2
9 July 2023 Exercise 19.3
16 July 2023 Exercise 19.4
23 July 2023 Chapter 20: Compounds Exercise 20.1