Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Dear Friends, Is it possible to learn Sanskrit without attending classes? How to go about it? Do Sanskrit courses really equip you to read and understand scriptures? Are these courses worth the money and effort? I'd appreciate some input, especially from those who know sanskrit, and who also faced a similar situation as mine. What exactly did you do? I find it meaningless to read English translations of Hindu Scriptures, when one could study the same in an aprakrta bhAsha. It's obviously better. Hope someone can help. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaea Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 where do you live? There are few schools around that teach sanskrit in London - in fact there is a class at the Manor every sunday (or saturday i think??). There are also self-teaching books. Good old google: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=learning+sanskrit&btnG=Google+Search&meta= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogesh from za Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Dear Friends, Is it possible to learn Sanskrit without attending classes? How to go about it? Do Sanskrit courses really equip you to read and understand scriptures? Are these courses worth the money and effort? I'd appreciate some input, especially from those who know sanskrit, and who also faced a similar situation as mine. What exactly did you do? I find it meaningless to read English translations of Hindu Scriptures, when one could study the same in an aprakrta bhAsha. It's obviously better. Hope someone can help. Regards, Yes it is possible to learn Sanskrit. (As Sirla Prabhupada said "Impossible is a word in a fools dictionary"). But will it equip you to better understand scripture?? Well...it will depend. Firstly you have to allighn what you read to the thoughts/understandings of a BONAFIDE SAMPRADAYA or lineage of previous Great saintly personalities coming from Sirla Ved Vyasa the original author of Bonafide Scriptures. You or anybody may ask "Why do I have to Allighn?" The reason I say this is because Sanskrit is also known as Devangari or Language of the Gods and also one Sanskrit word may have different meanings. Great scholars have studied Sanskrit But have they truly appreciated the language in understanding Scriptures?? I highly doubt it. As the saying goes they are licking the outside of the honey jar. That is why I say no problem study Sanskrit but allighn your understanding with a Bonafide Sampradaya to truly taste the sweet honey inside the jar. So enjoy studying Sanskrit because it is a beautiful language which is not a spoken language but a poetic language that is sung. So go ahead and study the Language and use it to sing the Glories of the Supreme Lord and taste the Nectar. Hare Krsna Jay Sirla Prabhupada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I am specifically looking to build my vocabulary, so I am looking for online resources that can build your vocabulary with stories, examples. Getting a dictionary and learning all the words is too tedious, almost impossible. Examples, stories will make learnign fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krishnadasa Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Poti pade pade jaga muha; pandith hua na koi Dhai akshar prem ka so pandith hoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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