About this Course
The course intends to provide a foundational guide towards the most Scientific Language – Sanskrit. Sanskrit – as a Language and its Literature – plays an important role in understanding the Indic perspective, understanding History, culture, philosophical concepts & aspects of India in a detailed manner. The course also intends to equip the participants with basic spoken Sanskrit skills, improving vocabulary, memorization skills including individual/group activities, seminar, presentations.
Course Information
Duration: 2 months
Lecture: 90 minutes
Frequency: Twice a Week
Level: Introductory
Medium: Bilingual (English/Hindi)
Delivery: Online through CIS Course Platform
Timings: Will be decided after discussion with Enrolled Students
Enrollment Last Date: 28th May 2022
Course Start Date : 03rd June 2022
Limited scholarships are available. Interested candidates can apply here: https://forms.gle/27tJHCGEZLB9JTd36
Contact Details: cis@indusuni.ac.in
What You’ll Learn
• The course ensures to impart the knowledge of Sanskrit Language and Literature.
• The course also intends to equip the participants with basic spoken Sanskrit skills, improving vocabulary, memorization skills including individual/group activities, seminar presentations.
What You’ll Get
• Live and interactive lectures with Instructor(s) twice a week.
• Special guest interactions with external experts to get comprehensive perspective.
• Reference materials like articles, online discussions and links to books and videos.
• Quizzes which will make you learn faster and more thoroughly.
• Indus University Certificate to certify that you have gone through and passed this course.
• An opportunity to work on various Indian Knowledge System (sponsored by Ministry of Education) projects to meritorious students.
Course Curriculum
| 1.1. Literature (Sanskrit : As a Language) | |||
| 1.1.1. meaning of the word “Sanskrit” | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.1.2. Sanskrit & language families | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.1.3. Development of Sanskrit language | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.1.4. Paninian grammar | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.1.5 Sanskrit as a primary source. | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2. Language (Conversational Sanskrit : Part -1) | |||
| 1.2.1. Sanskrit alphabets: vowels, consonants & its various aspects | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.2. Places of articulation | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.3. Relation between vowels and consonants | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.4. Varna Viccheda (splitting the word) – varna Sanyojanam | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.5. Fundamentals of Sanskrit Language. | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.6. Pronouns of masculine, feminine, neutral. (singular & plural) | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.7. Singular and plural forms of the nouns in all the three genders | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.8. How to introduce oneself in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1.2.9. Pronouns (singular, dual, plural) | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.1. Literature (Vedas & Epics : An Introduction) | |||
| 2.1.1. introduction to Vedas | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.1.2. Rigveda | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.1.3. Yajurveda | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.1.4. Samaveda | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.1.5. Atharvaveda | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.1.6. Introduction to epics: Ramayana, Mahabharata. | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.2. Language (Conversational Sanskrit : Part -2) | |||
| 2.2.1. Tenses in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.2.2. Present tense | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.2.3. Regular and Irregular verbs | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.2.4. Numbers- 1-50 | 00:00:00 | ||
| 2.2.5. Vocabulary– Days of the week, Months & Seasons, Fruits, Vegetables & Flowers, Colours | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.1. Literature (Classical Sanskrit Literature) | |||
| 3.1.1. Introduction to classical Sanskrit literature | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.1.2. Prose & Poetry in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.1.3. Mahakavyas in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.1.4. Mahakavi Kalidasa, Bhasa , Bharavi | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.1.5. Sanskrit Dramas | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.1.6. Sanskrit Aesthetics | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2. Language (Conversational Sanskrit : Part -3) | |||
| 3.2.1. Cases in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2.2. Understanding Genitive and Locative Case | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2.3. Accusative case & Ablative case | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2.4. Time Telling | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2.5. Numbers 51-100 | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2.6. Conversational Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2.7. Reading Comprehension | 00:00:00 | ||
| 3.2.8. Stories in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.1. Literature (Arts and Sciences in Sanskrit) | |||
| 4.1.1. Sanskrit as a Primary source | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.1.2. Economics in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.1.3. Science in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.1.4. Architecture in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.1.5. Dramatics in Sanskrit | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.2. Language (Conversational Sanskrit : Part -4) | |||
| 4.2.1. Instrumental & dative case | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.2.2. Indeclinable | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.2.3. Past Tense, Future Tense | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.2.4. Sentence making | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.2.5. Special rules of each case | 00:00:00 | ||
| 4.2.6. Questions | 00:00:00 | ||
