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The document serves as a guide to learning Sanskrit, highlighting its significance as a refined language that connects Indian regions and cultural heritage. It offers suggestions on how to start learning, addresses common barriers, and provides resources for effective learning, including online courses and group studies. Additionally, it emphasizes practical tips like speaking from day one and making mistakes as part of the learning process.
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- 1. Get Started withSanskrit
- 2. संस्कृ त ||Sanskrit • सम् + कृ = well or completely refined • One of the 22 scheduled languages of India
- 3. संस्कृ त ||Sanskrit • Descendant of the Proto-Indo-European language • Mother of lots of languages of Indian subcontinent
- 4. Why Sanskrit? • Alink between the various regions of India Strong Sanskrit influence across all the regions of India
- 5. Why Sanskrit? • Communicatewith our past through literature & get access to the stored wisdom • Ancient India's scientific works are written in Sanskrit
- 6. Why Sanskrit? • Understandwhat mantras and chants mean • An amazing language for naming and branding • Unlocking the stored wisdom built over thousands of years
- 7. How to startlearning Sanskrit? • Focus on your field of interest (eg. poetics/grammar/conversation etc.) • Learning Subhashitas || 100 subhashitas = Pandita • Start conversation first
- 8. How to startlearning Sanskrit? • Learn grammar online @ OpenPathshala.com Even refer some books from Samskrita Bharati • Read short stories/dramas and magazines in Sanskrit
- 9. How to startlearning Sanskrit? • Group studies for practice and conversation • Vocabulary building - Amarkosha, Sanskrit Vyavaharsahasri
- 10. Barriers in learningSanskrit • Loss of motivation / unable to keep up the consistency • I don’t have the time • I’m not confident enough to speak the language
- 11. Barriers in learningSanskrit • Worrying about making mistakes • I don’t know which resources will help me • I can’t recall the right vocabulary
- 12. Barriers in learningSanskrit • Getting tangled up with Sanskrit Grammar • Getting frustrated when listening to experts speaking in Sanskrit • Believing it has to be hard learning Sanskrit
- 13. So, What does? SanskritGrammar Courses: Basic, Intermediate and Advance level http://OpenPathshala.com/course-catalogue
- 14. So, What does? SanskritOne on One: http://OpenPathshala.com/sanskrit-live-class On Demand Sanskrit Teaching Customized Curriculum According to each student Grammar/Literature/Conversation Learn from Home
- 15. So, What does? SanskritOne on One: http://OpenPathshala.com/sanskrit-live-class Video Conference Based Learning Learn from Language Experts Using Latest Technology to Teach
- 16. Tips for effectivelearning of Sanskrit • Speak from day one • Practice what you learnt with your friends or co- learners from your class • Make lots and lots (and lots) of mistakes and learn from them
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- 19. Tips for effectivelearning of Sanskrit • Vocabulary serves you best when it’s relevant to you and your life. Learn ~300 basic words • Watch programs in Sanskrit • Learn basic grammar and practice writing
- 20. Tips for effectivelearning of Sanskrit • Online learning: • A chance to learn from best people around the world • Use of powerful digital tools
- 21. Online Tools Category: Books/PDFs/Dictionaries http://sanskritdocuments.org http://learnsanskrit.org/resources http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/apte http://www.sanskritebooks.org Category:Online groups https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/samskrita https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sanskrit-learning
- 22. Online Tools Category: Websites/blogson Sanskritlearning https://simplesanskrit.wordpress.com http://www.ubcsanskrit.ca http://www.languagereef.com/learn_sanskrit.php?lang=SANSKRIT http://www.chitrapurmath.net/sanskrit/sanskrit_Iesson.asp Category: YouTube material https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL498DD92172740CBE https://www.youtube.com/user/sanskritanews/videos
- 23. Offline Tools Periodic classesof Sanskrit Conversation: http://samskritabharati.in/courses/spoken-samskrit-class Meet Sanskrit enthusiast group in your locality: http://www.meetup.com/find/?allMeetups=false&keywords=sanskrit&r adius=Infinity&userFreeform=Mumbai%2C+India&mcId=c1018090&gcR esults=Mumbai%2C+Maharashtra%2C+India%3AIN%3AMaharashtra%3 AMumbai%3AMumbai%3Anull%3Anull%3A19.0759837%3A72.8776559 0000004&change=yes&sort=default
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