Sanskrit Learning-Resources and Information

August 21, 2005

Dear List,

To those books quoted by Raghunatha Rao you should add The Sanskrit Language (two vols) by Walter Harding Maurer - originally published in the UK by Curzon Press. (expensive but very good).

Sanskrit Manual by R S Bucknell is very useful. Foundation Sanskrit by Hodgkinson is good for younger students. Both cheap - published in India.

There are some other American University publications available - I do not have the details..

Regards

Gordon

August 22, 2005

Om Krishna Guru

Namaste Devika and All,

Please refer my recent message, where I have given some useful link

for Sanskrit learning and its resoures.

sohamsa/message/830

I) Also, after few weeks of my detailed research I have found

the following books are believed to be helpful in my Sanskrit

learning. I have purchased the following and learning

from them:-

1) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Praveshika

2) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Part - I

3) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Part - II

4) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Part - III

5) Manika Part - I

6) Manika Part - II

The above 6 books are available at Delhi, and a kind person

purchased from Delhi and gave it to my friend Nitin and who

in turn got them to USA for me. So try to get them from any

Book Stores in Delhi.

II) I have seen the following book is very good and very well

structured and looks very good for learning Sanskrit too:-

*** Devavanipravesika: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language

from University of California, Berkely.

III ) I am in the process of acquiring the following books as

they are also believed to be very good.

1) Teach Yourself Sanskrit Complete Course by Michael Coulson

2) Introduction to Sanskrit, Part 1, by Thomas Egenes

3) Introduction to Sanskrit, Part 2, by Thomas Egenes

Most importantly, the pronouciation so I would suggest you

to get hold of some audio lessons too.

Fortunatly, I grown up in a family where lot of my family

membrs are familiar with the Sanskrit language and also the

language Telugu is closely related to Sanskrit like any other

Indian Languages, so I have a bit of advantage and rest the

blessings from my Guru Ji and my Mother Mahalakshmi to learn

this wonderful language.

Hope the above resources may be helpful to some.

Regards

Raghunatha Rao

sohamsa , Devika Dhillon <devikadhillon>

wrote:

> Does anyone know of any Sanskrit teaching site or available good

books or any institution that teaches Sanskrita outside of India?

>

> Thanks,

> Devika

>

> Raghunatha RaoNemani <raon1008> wrote:

> Om Krishna Guru

>

> Namaste Narasimha,

>

> Very True, that is why, I have decided to learn Sanskirt few months

> ago and I am learning now.

>

> Regards

> Raghunatha Rao

>

> sohamsa , " Narasimha P.V.R. Rao "

>

> wrote:

> > Dear Voja,

> >

> > We need to groom a bunch of talented Jyotishis who are also

> excellent Sanskrita scholars and have spiritual purity. Then only

can

> the gems from classics be refined.

> >

> > Sanjay ji has dedicated his life to this and shown the way. I am

> quite comfortable with Sanskrita, but I have so little free time.

In

> any case, a couple of people like Sanjay ji and I can only do so

> much. We need more people to take a plunge into Sanskrita and

acquire

> more than a working knowledge. Visti and SanjayP are already

> learning. Freedom said he was learning Sanskrita too.

> >

> > I am very glad that several key people at SJC are getting

seriously

> interested in Sanskrita. I hope that many more can acquire serious

> scholarship in Sanskrita and put it to use to benefit the Jyotisha

> community!

> >

> > May Jupiter's light shine on us,

> > Narasimha

> > -------------------------------

> > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net

> > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org

> > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org

> > -------------------------------

> >

> > > Om namaste Ganapataye

> > >

> > > Thank you Narasimhaji for this very nice interpretation of this

> verse.

> > > According to my knowledge of grammar rules and meanings of

words

> in Sankrita

> > > (which is little) it sounds very reasonable. As I have heard

you

> are learned

> > > in Sanskrita so it is very good to learn such things from you

> until we

> > > learn enough to be able to understand by ourselves.

> > > Best wishes,

> > > Voja

August 22, 2005

Namaste Raghunatha,

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for your help.

Devika.Raghunatha RaoNemani <raon1008 wrote:

Om Krishna GuruNamaste Devika and All,Please refer my recent message, where I have given some useful linkfor Sanskrit learning and its resoures.sohamsa/message/830I) Also, after few weeks of my detailed research I have found the following books are believed to be helpful in my Sanskrit learning. I have purchased the following and learning from them:-1) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Praveshika2) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Part - I3) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Part - II4) Sanskrit Bal Kanika - Part - III5) Manika Part - I6) Manika Part - IIThe above 6 books are available at Delhi, and a kind person purchased from Delhi and gave it to my friend Nitin and who in turn got them to USA for me. So try to get them from any Book Stores in Delhi.II) I have seen the following book

is very good and very well structured and looks very good for learning Sanskrit too:-*** Devavanipravesika: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Languagefrom University of California, Berkely.III ) I am in the process of acquiring the following books as they are also believed to be very good.1) Teach Yourself Sanskrit Complete Course by Michael Coulson 2) Introduction to Sanskrit, Part 1, by Thomas Egenes 3) Introduction to Sanskrit, Part 2, by Thomas Egenes Most importantly, the pronouciation so I would suggest you to get hold of some audio lessons too. Fortunatly, I grown up in a family where lot of my family membrs are familiar with the Sanskrit language and also the language Telugu is closely related to Sanskrit like any other Indian Languages, so I have a bit of advantage and rest the blessings from my Guru Ji and my Mother Mahalakshmi to learn this wonderful language.Hope the above resources

may be helpful to some.RegardsRaghunatha Raosohamsa , Devika Dhillon wrote:> Does anyone know of any Sanskrit teaching site or available good books or any institution that teaches Sanskrita outside of India?> > Thanks,> Devika> > Raghunatha RaoNemani wrote:> Om Krishna Guru> > Namaste Narasimha,> > Very True, that is why, I have decided to learn Sanskirt few months > ago and I am learning now.> > Regards> Raghunatha Rao> > sohamsa , "Narasimha P.V.R. Rao" > > wrote:> > Dear Voja,> > > > We need to groom a bunch of talented Jyotishis who are also > excellent Sanskrita scholars and have spiritual purity. Then only can > the gems from classics be refined.> > > > Sanjay ji has

dedicated his life to this and shown the way. I am > quite comfortable with Sanskrita, but I have so little free time. In > any case, a couple of people like Sanjay ji and I can only do so > much. We need more people to take a plunge into Sanskrita and acquire > more than a working knowledge. Visti and SanjayP are already > learning. Freedom said he was learning Sanskrita too.> > > > I am very glad that several key people at SJC are getting seriously > interested in Sanskrita. I hope that many more can acquire serious > scholarship in Sanskrita and put it to use to benefit the Jyotisha > community!> > > > May Jupiter's light shine on us,> > Narasimha> > -------------------------------> > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net> > Free Jyotish software (Windows):

http://www.VedicAstrologer.org> > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org> > -------------------------------> > > > > Om namaste Ganapataye> > > > > > Thank you Narasimhaji for this very nice interpretation of this > verse.> > > According to my knowledge of grammar rules and meanings of words > in Sankrita> > > (which is little) it sounds very reasonable. As I have heard you > are learned> > > in Sanskrita so it is very good to learn such things from you > until we> > > learn enough to be able to understand by ourselves.> > > Best wishes,> > > Voja