Guest guest Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Dear Shri Padmanabhanji: You wrote... can you also repeat the the link for learning sanskrit.thank you NPadmanabhan --------------------------- Shri Sunderji had posted the link a few weeks ago in response to my query. I did not notice it in the list just posted in response to your query, although it is quite comprehensive and filled with many possibities!!! Shri Sunderji wrote: The Sanksrit department of University of Michigan (Center for South East Asian Studies - CSEAS) has all one needs to learn the Sanskrit pronunciation: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/csas/publications/sanskrit/audio.html. I hope this is what you were looking for :-) Also, I did find the sanskrit pronunciation guide I had asked about on the Chinmaya link a few days ago when I was looking for something else there. This is something you can print out and keep with you as a handy reference for pronunciation...go to the link below and for Sanskrit Tranlsiteration Pronunciation Guide..it will come up as a pdf document which you can save to your computer and/or print out... http://www.chinmaya.org/downloaddoc.php?currentpage=2 In His Service, Radhe Hare Krishna!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Namaste: Try the link and it works! http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/csas/publications/sanskrit/ regards, Ram Chandran advaitin , " Radhe " <shaantih wrote: > > > Dear Shri Padmanabhanji: > > You wrote... > > can you also repeat the the link for learning sanskrit.thank you > NPadmanabhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thank you dear Shri Ramji for providing a link which works! I did not check the link before I copied and pasted. There are now many links posted with many links in them. I would like to also say that I am not the type who enjoys learning in a vacuum...I always like a context. (Must be why nirguna brahma does not have the same appeal to me as saguna brahma:-) Anyway, to get back to my point... The classic learning line below is an example of what I mean... The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain...I say..who cares? However, when one has a specific goal in mind, it makes the journey so much more meaningful. Just the other night we were observing Bhisma Ekadasi at Kedar. The evening started with the Vishnu Sahasranama. I arrived a bit late, and the chanting had already started. Any other night, it would have started late, by Indian time, as I heard Swami Dayananda coin it at the Dharma Conference years ago. So before I knew it, we were done and I was sorry I had been late! We were supposed to chant it more than once, but because of the number of people who came, that did not happen. At first I was a bit disappointed because I want to learn to chant it, beautiful devotional work of art that it is. But there is always a gift hiding inside the moment and this was no exception. Instead, we moved to chanting a few chapters of the Holy Geeta, which I had never done before, other than listening to Swami Brahmananda on youtube. At my request we included Chapter 13. Having the bookstore downstairs has repeatedly been a blessing for me of late. This evening out came a book entitled " Srimad Bhagavad Gita Made Easy for Chanting (English Transliteration) " All it contains is the sanskrit text, in English transliteration, with swara (or the markings to designate the proper pronunciation. These may also go by other names but this is what Swamiji told me they are called) So, now I have a context in which to sharpen my ability to speak the language in the proper fashion. The link I provide when I post the Holy Gita verses chanted by Swami Brahmananda also assures that I stay on the right track. If ever shruti was an essential methodology, it is in the speaking of a language. Even with the pronunciation sheet, one can get lost. For the members who are following the Holy Gita postings and also want to learn to chant as well as read the text, the book can be purchased through the Chinmaya Mission at the following link: http://www.cybermatics2.com/acb/webpage.cfm? & DID=6 & WebPage_ID=2 Although Swamiji told me last night that it was indeed listed online, I could not find it. He got a smile on his face as he told me it was listed in the children's book section, and I say to that...well, why not? What better way to go to God than as a child? So, if anyone is interested, you can email to the store at publications because I looked in the children's section today and still could not find it. Hopefully, Swamiji will update it to make it easy to find. I do not know if it is available in an online format with the swara. I personally do not like the transliterations which are phonetically based and now avoid them when I can. I also am not even thinking of learning the actual sanskrit devanagari symbols at this time, just the English transliteration with swara. I will have to wait until I reach middle school for that. I want to say that I found chanting the Holy Gita to be a mystical and enchanting experience, and highly recommend it for anyone who wants to immerse their souls into the study of His Holy Words on all levels. In His Service, Radhe Hare Krishna!!! - Ram Chandran advaitin Monday, February 09, 2009 5:47 AM Re: Link for learning Sanskrit ... Namaste: Try the link and it works! http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/csas/publications/sanskrit/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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