FL 295 005: Elementary Sanskrit

Elementary Sanskrit Course Informational Video

Description: Learn Classical Sanskrit from Dr. Pankaj Jain and gain access to an extraordinary body of literature eight times larger than that of Ancient Greek and Latin combined. During this yearlong series, students will learn to read and translate brief passages from famous epics and sutras and learn to chant brief passages from the Bhagavadgita and Yogasutra.

Related Links:
• http://www.indicuniversity.org/
• http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/index.php
• http://delta.ncsu.edu/apps/coursedetail/index.php?id=FL:295::601:FALL:2009

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[avanwell]

Thank you for this inspiring introduction.

Languages come and go, but Samskrit is eternal.

भाषा नदीवदायान्ति यान्ति च। संस्कृतं तु सागरवच्छाश्वतं स्थास्यति।

(= भाषाः नदीवत् आयान्ति यान्ति च। संस्कृतं तु सागरवत् शाश्वतं स्थास्यति। )

[actingup2]

Sounds great, but I can not make out the name of your personal website. You should have it written down. I would like to follow-up.

Namaste.

[chantalbernard2]

@actingup2 yes I can't find it either....

[Vedantka]

Most modern scholars in India are simply parroting the derogating presentation of Sanskrit ,Indian religion & history of India as it was prepared by Asiatic Societies of Calcutta(=Britishers).The similarities with other imperfect languages simply prove that Sanskrit(always perfect) was a mother language of all other languages.No proto-indoeuropean language ever existed,even those who invented this term could not show any piece of evidence to prove.

[Vedantka]

Sanskrit language was the first language of the world.It is also called Devi Vani(the language of celestial gods) & because it is eternally perfect so it is called Sanskrit.There is NO such thing as proto-indoeuropean language!This term was introduced by William Jones in 1786; it was a fabricated story along with Aryan invasion theory to degrade Sanatan Dharm & to destroy true history of India so the Britishers would have easier to rule India.

[tst2160]

Very Nice Sir! I appreciate it.  Thanks, Ram

[puja12345]

Thanks for posting this video. Sanskrit is almost dead in India, Thanks for keeping it alive in America. Keep up the good work.

[casonragland]

I'm looking into learning Sanskrit this summer. I'm already translating Vergil's Aeneid in my Latin class and I'm very excited to start Sanskrit.