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: Sunday, 29 June – 3 September 2025.
  • Course meeting times: 3:30-4:30pm U.S. Central Time.
  • Course fee: $1,000.
  • 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.