Vedics Sanskrit class - Starting this Sunday

[Guest guest]

Note from Sri TA VAradan ===========

==============================

srImathE rAmAnujAya namah

 

dear devotees,

 

Vedics is pleased to announce the start of basic

Samskrit classes from this Sunday, November 23rd.

Registration page: http://ramanuja.cc.uic.edu/cgi-bin/sans.pl

Course Web Page: http://www.vedics.net/course/

 

Data about the class follows at the end of this email.

 

The first class is an introduction to the course, and

is very important as the teacher, srI deekshit svAmi,

intends to ask each participant in the class about

their expectations, and tailor the course for the

subsequent classes based on that.

 

The first class will be free. For the first module,

VEDICS suggests a donation of $100. The donation will

be used to show our token of respect to srI.

deekshit svAmi, and will also be used for temple

kainkaryams in India.

 

Please register ahead of time so that we can ask for

the correct number of lines for the conference bridge.

If you have questions about the class, please

email them to samskrit .

We remain,

 

servants of rAmAnuja,

Vedics Volunteers

---------

Registration page:

http://ramanuja.cc.uic.edu/cgi-bin/sans.pl

Course Web Page:

http://www.vedics.net/course/

 

Conference Call information:

Every Sunday, 3 - 4 PM Pacific Time.

(now till Jan 11th; break from Jan 12th through Feb

22nd; continue from Feb 23rd)

Conference bridge - 413-200-7060, Access code - 91544

 

Syllabus:

1. Samskrit class roughly follows SaraLa samskrits

shikshak books/texts

2. one slOka explained every week from mukunda mAlA -

language, meanings

3. Module 1 = Basic Samsskrit will run for 4 months

(approx. 17 classes); Module 2 will follow after

Module 1

 

Agenda for the first class (Nov. 23rd, 3-4PM PST)

0 - 15 minutes: Introduction from srI deekshit svAmi,

quick introduction from participants

15 - 40 minutes: Simple verbs and nouns

45 - 55 minutes: mukunda mAla, first slOka

55 - 60 minutes: wrap-up

The material for this class will be uploaded after the

class (per srI Deekshit svAmi's request)

 

Preparation needed AHEAD of class:

(i) Basic familiarity with samskrit letters/syllables.

(ii) Think about what you want out of this class; srI

deekshit svami will ask for that information in the

first 15 minutes from each participant.

 

Important notes:

Familiarity with the samskrit letters is NOT an

absolute must. srI Deekshit svAmi feels that one can

write down the samskrit words using english script,

and still learn the basics of the language.