Intermediate Sanskrit prose reading.

• US120.
• In this course intermediate Sanskrit students are given practice reading Classical Sanskrit, Epic and Vedic prose. Readings may include selections from any of the following: the {h}itopadeSa and {p}aYcatantra, which consist of short stories with a moral embeded in a longer narrative composed for the instruction of youth in leadership ({n}ItiSAstra); the {m}ahABArata and {p}urARas; the {b}rAhmaRas and {u}panizads.
• Instructor: Tanuja P. Ajotikar, or Peter M. Scharf.
• Prerequisite: US101–102 or equivalent introduction to Sanskrit.
• Schedule: Friday, 17 January – 2 May 2025, except 21 March.
• Course meeting times: 10:00am--12:00noon U.S. Central Time or by arrangement.
• Course fee: $1,500.
• Register.
• Course materials:
  Lanman, Charles Rockwell. A Sanskrit reader: text, vocabulary, and notes. Boston: Ginn, Heath, 1884–1889. Reprint available at Amazon, and at Archive.org.
  Hock, Hans Henrich. An early Upanishadic reader: with notes, glossary, and an appendix of related Vedic texts. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2006. ISBN: 978-8-120832-14-5. Available at Amazon, and at Archive.org.