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Lesson 1

  • गणेशपूजनम् = gaṇeśapūjanam = Veneration of Gaṇeśa
  • मङ्गलचरणम् = maṅgalacaraṇam = "Auspicious Beginning"
  • 1. Literature for Beginners in Indology
  • 2. The Sounds of Sanskrit According to the Traditional Indian Classification and Their Scientific Transcription
  • 2.1. On the Pronunciation of Individual Sounds
  • 3. Exercise

Lesson 2

  • 1. The Nominal Sentence
  • 2. On Declension (Inflection of Nouns)
    [L15] 3. The Nominative Singular = prathamā ekavacanam = प्रथमा एकवचनम्
    [L16]
    3.1. Nominative Singular Ending in -s
  • 4. Sandhi -- सन्धि
  • 4.1. Sandhi of Final -s
  • 5. Vocabulary List
  • 6. Exercise

Lesson 3

[L24] 1. Nominative Singular = prathamā ekavacanam = प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Continuation)
[L25]
1.1. Nominative Singular Ending in -s (Continuation)
[L26] * 1.2. Nominative Singular Without Ending

  • 2. Formation of Feminines from Masculines (Adjectives and Nouns)
    [L28] * 3. Nominative Plural = prathamā bahuvacanam = प्रथमा बहुचनम्
  • 4. Vowel Sandhi
  • 5. Sentence Sandhi of -ās
  • 6. Vocabulary List
  • 7. Exercise

Lesson 4

Spoken Sanskrit

  • 1. Simple Alternative Questions (Word Questions) and Answers
  • 1.1. Interrogative Pronouns (praśnārthakasarvanāma n.) and Demonstrative Pronouns (nidarśakasarvanāma n.) = प्रश्नार्थकसर्वनाम निदर्शकसर्वनामानि च
  • 1.1.1. Interrogative Pronouns (praśnārthakasarvanāma n. = प्रश्नार्थकसर्वनामन्)
  • 1.1.2. Demonstrative Pronouns (nidarśakasarvanāmāni n. = निदर्शकसर्वनामानि)
  • 1.2. Sandhi of Final -m
  • 1.3. Sandhi of Final -e
  • 1.4. Sandhi of Final -d
  • 1.5. Question Formulas
  • 2. Exercise

Lesson 5

  • 1. Nominal compounds = samāsa m. = समास
  • 2. On Sanskrit terminology for compounds
  • 3. Copulative compounds = Dvandva n. ("pair") = द्वन्द्व
  • 3.1. First members of compounds
  • 3.2. Plural-Itaretaradvandva
  • 4. Vocabulary list
  • 5. Exercises

Lesson 6

  • 1. The verbal sentence
  • 2. On the formation of verb forms
  • 3. Indicative Present (laṭ = लट्)
  • 4. Primary endings of the third person (prathama m. = प्रथम = "first (!) person")
  • 5. Formation of the present stem
  • 5.1. Verbs of the 6th present class (tudādi = तुदादि = "tud etc.")
  • 5.2. Verbs of the 1st present class (bhvādi / bhūvādi = भ्वादि / भूवादि = "bhū etc.")
  • 5.2.1. Word sandhi of e and o
  • 5.2.2. Vowel gradation (Ablaut)
  • 5.3. Verbs of the 4th present class (divādi = दिवादि = "div etc.")
  • 5.4. Thematic vowel, thematic present classes
  • 6. Spoken Sanskrit: Further questions (praśna m. = प्रश्न)
  • 7. Vocabulary list
  • 8. Exercises
  • 9. Review exercises

Lesson 7

Weekly saying

  • 1. The verbal sentence with direct object
  • 2. The accusative (accusative case, dvitīyā f. = द्वितीया = "second case ending")
  • 2.1. Accusative singular and plural of the interrogative and demonstrative pronouns
  • 2.2. Use of the accusative (accusative case, dvitīyā f. = द्वितीया = "second case ending")
  • 3. Sandhi of final -n
  • 4. The neuter (napuṃsaka n. = नपुंसक)
  • 4.1. Neuter of stems in -a
  • 5. Athematic present classes
  • 5.1. Primary endings of the 3rd person plural in athematic present stems
  • 5.2. The 5th present class (svādi = स्वादि = "su etc."
  • 6. Vocabulary list
  • 7. Exercises

Lesson 8

  • 1. Formation of Nouns
  • 2. Classification of Nominal Suffixes
  • 3. Some Important Nominal Suffixes
  • 3.1. -a m. (kṛt)
  • 3.2. -ana n. (kṛt)
  • 3.3. -tra n. (kṛt)
  • 3.4. -ti f. (kṛt)
  • 3.5. -tva n., tā f. (taddhita)
  • 4. The 8th Present Class (tanādi = तनादि = "tan etc.")
  • 5. Vocabulary List
  • 6. Exercises
  • 7. Reading and Translation Exercise

Lesson 9

  • 1. Samāhāradvandva = सआहारद्वन्द्व ("Summary dvandva")
  • 2. Formation of Nominal Stems
  • 2.1. -ka (taddhita)
  • 2.2. -aka (kṛt), fem. often -ikā
  • 3. Vocabulary List
  • 4. Exercises

Lesson 10

[L119] * 1. The Passive Sentence

  • 2. The Instrumental = tṛtīyā f. = तृतीया = "third case ending"
  • 2.1. On the Usage of the Instrumental (tṛtīyā = तृतीया)
  • 3. The so-called Cerebration Law for -n- (a word sandhi)
    [L123] 4. The Passive, Indicative Present (yak = यक्)
    [L124]
    4.1. Special Rules for Forming the Passive
  • 5. Vocabulary List
  • 6. Exercises
  • 7. Vocabulary List 2
  • 8. Reading and Translation Exercise

Lesson 11

  • 1. Double Accusative
  • 2. Vocabulary List
  • 3. Exercises
  • 4. Review Exercise

Lesson 12

[L139] * 1. Perfect Passive Participle (PPP)

  • 1.1. Schema for Transitive Verbs
  • 1.2. Schema I for Intransitive Verbs and Verbs of Motion
  • 1.3. Schema II for Intransitive Verbs and Verbs of Motion
  • 2. On the Meaning of the PPP
  • 3. Formation of the PPP
  • 3.1. PPP in -ta (kta)
  • 3.1.1. Without Connecting Vowel -i- (aniṭ)
  • 3.1.2. With Connecting Vowel -i- (seṭ)
  • 4. Laws of Sound Combination in Words
  • 5. Vocabulary List
    [L150] * 5.1. Passive and PPP of the Roots Learned So Far
  • 6. Exercises

Lesson 13

  • 1. PPP in -na-
  • 2. Further information on the use of the PPP
  • 3. Attributive modifiers of nouns (word order)
  • 4. Formation of adjectives in -mant and -vant (taddhita)
  • 5. Stem gradation of nouns
  • 6. On word sandhi
  • 7. Case endings of consonant stems
  • 8. Declension of the -mant and -vant stems
  • 9. Vocabulary list
  • 10. Exercise
  • 11. Review exercise

Lesson 14

  • 1. Expressing the relationship between entities designated by nouns: the genitive (ṣaṣṭhī f. = षष्टी = sixth case ending)
  • 2. Formation of the genitive forms (ṣāṣṭhī f. = षष्ठी)
  • 3. Further information on the use of the genitive (षष्ठी)
  • 4. Vocabulary list
  • 5. Subhāṣitāni = सुभाषितानि = Proverbs
  • 6. Exercise

Lesson 15

  • . सुभाषितम्
  • 2. Determinative compounds = Tatpuruṣa m. = तत्पुरुष
  • 3. Determinative compounds with an attributive / appositional first member = Karmadhāraya m. = कर्मधारय
  • 4. Determinative compounds with a first member that stands in a non-attributive/appositional case relationship to the second member = Tatpuruṣa in the narrower sense
  • 5. Analysis of compounds (except Dvandvas)
  • 6. The form of the first member in compounds (समास m.)
  • 7. Classification of the तत्पुरुष
  • 7.1. Classification of the कर्मधारय
  • 8. Vocabulary list
  • 9. Exercise 1
  • 10. Exercise 2
  • 11. Exercise 3

Lesson 16

  • 1. On the sandhi of final consonants
  • 2. Vocabulary list
  • 3. Exercise
  • 4. Review exercise

Lesson 17

  • 1. Second present class (अदादि = अद् etc.)
  • 2. Roots of the second present class with stem gradation strong grade - weak grade
  • 3. Roots of the second present class with stem gradation lengthened grade - weak grade
  • 4. Roots of the second present class without stem gradation
  • 5. Two-syllable roots ending in -i/-ī with stem gradation
  • 6. Vocabulary list
  • 7. Exercise 1
  • 8. Exercise 2

Lesson 18

  • . सुभाषितम्
  • 2. Determinative compounds (तत्पुरुष) with adverbial first member
  • 2.1. Compounds of the type सुकर / दुष्कर
  • 2.2. Meanings of nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a- / an-)
  • 3. Verbal compounds
  • 3.1. Nominal formations from verbal compounds
  • 4. Vocabulary list
  • 5. Exercise
  • 6. Review exercise

Lesson 19

  • 1. The relative clause
  • 2. The relative pronoun = व्यपेक्षकसर्वनाम n.
  • 3. Vocabulary list
  • 4. Exercise
  • . सुभाषितानि

Lesson 20

  • 1. Possessive compounds = बहुव्रीहि m.
  • 2. Bahuvrīhi with attributive first member
  • 3. Bahuvrīhi with appositional first member
  • 4. Bahuvrīhi with causal first member
  • 5. Bahuvrīhi with adverbial first member
  • 6. Declension of the final member of a Bahuvrīhi
  • 7. Another classification of the types of Bahuvrīhis
  • 8. Relationship between Bahuvrīhi and relative clause
  • 9. Vocabulary list
  • 10. Exercise 1
  • 11. Exercise 2
  • 12. Translation exercise

Lesson 21

  • 1. Further present stems ending in -nt
  • 1.1. Present participle (लडादेशः) Parasmaipada
  • 1.2. महान्त् "great"
  • 2. Sandhi for final nasals
  • 3. Polite forms of address
  • 4. Vocabulary list
  • 5. Exercise

Lesson 22

  • 1. The Absolutives (क्त्वा । ल्यप्)
  • 2. Formation of the Absolutives
  • 2.1. Verbs without prefix: Absolutive in -त्वा
  • 2.2. Verbs with prefix
  • 2.2.1. Roots ending in a long vowel (except -ā) or consonant
  • 2.2.2. Roots ending in -ā
  • 2.2.3. Roots that end in short -i, -u, -ṛ in the guṇa grade
  • 2.2.4. Roots ending in -am / -an, which end in -a in the guṇa grade
  • 3. Vocabulary list
  • 4. Exercises

Lesson 23

[L269] 1. The Infinitive (तुमुन्)
[L270]
2. Formation of the Infinitive (तुमुन्)
[L271] * 3. The Infinitive (तुमुन्) for the roots learned so far

  • 4. Vocabulary list
  • 5. Exercises
  • 6. Review exercises

Lesson 24

  • 1. The Dative (चतुर्थी = "fourth case ending")
  • 2. Formation of the Dative (चतुर्थी)
  • 2.1. Consonant stems
  • 2.2. Interrogative pronouns
  • 2.3. Demonstrative pronouns
  • 2.4. Vowel stems
  • 3. Sandhi of final -ai and -au
  • 4. Vocabulary list
  • 5. Exercises
  • 6. Further exercises on the use of the Dative

Lesson 25

[L291] 1. Formation of the Ablative (पञ्चमी = "fifth case ending")
[L292]
2. Use of the Ablative (पञ्चमी)

  • 3. The suffix -तस्
  • 4. Other ways to express reasons
  • 5. Vocabulary list
  • 6. Exercises
  • 7. सुभाषितानि
  • 8. Translation exercises

Lesson 26

  • 1. Law of cerebralization for -s- within the word
  • 2. Law of cerebralization for dentals within the word
  • 3. Word sandhi for Palatal, Guttural, ṣ, h + -s
  • 4. Grassmann's Law of aspiration dissimilation
  • 5. Word sandhi for -m, -n before sibilants
  • 6. Use of the simple future (ऌत्, भविष्यन्ती f.)
  • 7. Formation of the simple future (ऌत्, भविष्यन्ती f.)
  • 8. Exercises

Lesson 27

  • 1. Use of the Locative (सप्तमी f. = "seventh case ending")
  • 2. Formation of the Locative (सप्तमी)
  • 2.1. Consonant stems
  • 2.2. Interrogative, demonstrative, and relative pronouns
  • 2.3. Vowel stems
  • 3. Overview of the regular case endings (विभक्ति) for singular and plural
  • 4. A verse with all declension forms of the singular for राम
  • 5. Vocabulary list
  • 6. Exercises
  • 7. Declension paradigms to memorize
  • 7.1. Masculines in -a: नर
  • 7.2. Neuters in -a: फल
  • 7.3. Feminines in -ā: क्षत्रिया
  • 7.4. Masculines in -i: अरि
  • 7.5. Feminines in -i: मति
  • 7.6. Masculines in -u: गुरु
  • 7.7. Feminines in -u: धेनु#
  • 7.8. Polysyllabic feminines in -ī: देवी
  • 7.9. Present participle Parasmaipada in -ant: सन्त्
  • 7.10. महान्त्
  • 7.11. Masculines and Neuters in -vant / -mant: गुणवन्त्
  • 7.12. Demonstrative pronouns: तद् । एतद् । इदम्
  • 7.13. Relative pronouns: यद्
  • 7.14. Interrogative pronouns: किम्

Lesson 28

  • 1. The Causative (णि, णिच्, कारित)
  • 2. Sentence construction with the Causative (णि, णिच्, कारित)
  • 3. Formation of the present stem for the Causative (णि, णिच्, कारित)
    [L343] * 4. Formation of the Passive (यक्) for the Causative
  • 5. Formation of the Future (ऌत्, भविष्यन्ती f.) for the Causative
  • 6. Formation of the PPP (क्त) for the Causative
  • 7. Formation of the Absolutive (क्त्वा । ल्यप्) for the Causative
    [L347] * 8. Formation of the Infinitive (तुमुन्) for the Causative
  • 9. The tenth present class (चुरादि = चुर् etc.)
  • 10. Vocabulary list
  • 11. Exercises

Lesson 29

    1. Use of the Parasmaipada and Ātmanepada in the Causative
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Translation exercise for review
    1. Future and Causative forms of the roots learned so far

Lesson 30

    1. The 9th Present class (क्र्यादि = "क्री etc.")
    1. Usage of the Optative (लिङ्)
    1. Secondary endings of the third person singular and plural
    1. Formation of the Optative Present (लिङ्)
  • 4.1. Thematic present classes
  • 4.2. Athematic present classes
    1. Sandhi of final -r
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercise
    1. Review exercise on morphology

Lesson 31

    1. The 7th Present class (रुधादि = "रुध् etc.")
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercise

Lesson 32

    1. The past tenses
    1. The Imperfect (लङ्)
    1. Rules for the Augment
    1. Examples of Imperfect formation in the individual present classes
  • 4.1. Thematic present classes
  • 4.2. Athematic present classes
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercise
    1. Review exercise over the Christmas holidays

Lesson 33

    1. Reduplication (अभ्यास m.)
  • 1.1. The reduplicating consonant
    1. The third present class (जुहोत्यादि = "जुहोति etc.")
  • 2.1. The reduplicating vowel of the third present class
    1. On the ablaut of ā
    1. Roots ending in -ā of the third present class
  • 4.1. The roots दा and धा
    1. The Present Participle Parasmaipada of the roots of the third present class
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercise

Lesson 34

    1. The Perfect (लिट्)
    1. The reduplicated Perfect (द्वित्वलिट्)
  • 2.1. Stem gradation
  • 2.2. The Perfect endings
  • 2.3. Connecting vowel -i-
  • 2.4. Reduplication of roots beginning with a consonant
  • 2.5. Reduplication of roots beginning with a vowel
    1. Types of the reduplicated Perfect
    1. Perfect Type I: Perfect without stem gradation
    1. Perfect II: strong stem in guṇa grade, weak stem in zero grade
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercise
    1. Translation exercise

Lesson 35

    1. Perfect Type III: Strong stem in guṇa grade/lengthened grade
  • 1.1. Perfect Type IIIa: Strong stem in guṇa grade/lengthened grade, weak stem in zero grade
  • 1.2. Perfect Type IIIb: Strong stem in guṇa grade/lengthened grade, weak stem in guṇa grade
    1. Perfect Type IV: Roots ending in -ā / -ai
    1. Perfect Type V: Roots Consonant-a-Consonant
  • 3.1. Perfect Type Va: weak stem in zero grade
  • 3.2. Perfect Type Vb: Roots Consonant-a-Consonant, initial consonant not a guttural, aspirate, or h. Weak stem without reduplication, with -e-
  • 3.3. Perfect Type Vc: Roots Consonant-a-Consonant. Strong stem in guṇa grade
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercise

Lesson 36

    1. Special formations of the Perfect
    1. The periphrastic Perfect (अनुप्रयोगलिट्)
      [L436] * 3. Perfect Passive
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercise
    1. The Perfect (लिट्) for the roots learned so far
    1. Translation exercise
    1. Review exercise on morphology

Lesson 37

  • 1. The Adverb (क्रियाविशेषनम्)
  • 2. Adverbial Use of Case Forms
  • 2.1. Accusative (द्वितीया)
  • 2.2. Instrumental (तृतीया)
  • 2.3. Dative (चतुर्थी)
    [L450] * 2.4. Ablative (पञ्चमी)
  • 2.5. Genitive (षष्ठी)
  • 2.6. Locative (सप्तमी)
  • 3. Adverbial Use of Case Forms No Longer in Common Usage
  • 4. Formation of Adverbs with Adverbial Suffixes
  • 5. Adverbial Compounds
  • 5.1. Compounds with an Adverb or a Case Used Adverbially as the Second Member
  • 5.2. Adverbial Use of बहुव्रीहि
  • 5.3. अव्ययीभाव-Compounds
  • 6. Syntax
  • 7. Indefinite Pronouns
  • 8. Interrogative Sentences
  • 8.1. Word Questions (Substitution Questions)
  • 8.2. Sentence Questions
  • 9. Vocabulary List
  • 10. Exercises
  • 11. Review Exercises

Lesson 38

  • 1. Solution of the Week
  • 2. Sound Change of Nasals in Words
  • 3. Declension of Stems Ending in -n
  • 3.1. Nouns on -an as well as nouns ending in -man or -van after a Vowel
  • 3.2. Nouns ending in -man or -van after a Consonant
  • 3.3. Masculines and Neuters on -in, -min, -vin
  • 4. On Nominal Formation: तद्धित Suffix -in
  • 5. Syntax Regarding नामन्
  • 6. Syntax Regarding आत्मन्
  • 7. Consonant-final Stems as First Members of Compounds
  • 8. Stems on -an as Second Member of a बहुव्रीहि
  • 9. Vocabulary List
  • 10. Exercises
  • 11. Vocabulary List for Translation Exercise
  • 12. Translation Exercise

Lesson 39

  • 1. The personal endings of the first person (तृतीयः पुरुषः = "third person")
  • 2. Formation of the verb forms of the first person thematic present stems
  • 2.1. First present class (भ्वादि)
  • 2.2. Sixth present class (तुदादि)
  • 2.3. Fourth present class (दिवादि)
  • 2.4. Tenth present class (चुरादि) and causatives (णिजन्त)
    [L494] * 2.5. Passive (suffix यक्)
  • 3. Formation of the verb forms of the first person simple future (ऌत्)
  • 3.1. अनिट्-formation
  • 3.2. सेट्-formation
  • 4. Formation of the verb forms of the first person athematic present stems
  • 4.1. Second present class (अदादि)
  • 4.2. Third present class (जुहोत्यादि)
  • 4.3. Fifth present class (स्वादि)
  • 4.4. Eighth present class (तनादि)
  • 4.5. Seventh present class (रुधादि)
  • 4.6. Ninth present class (क्र्यादि)
  • 5. Exercise

Lesson 40

  • 1. सुभाषितानि
  • 2. Formation of the verb forms of the first person perfect (लिट्)
  • 2.1. Perfect Type I: no stem gradation
  • 2.2. Perfect Type II: strong stem guṇa grade, weak stem zero grade
  • 2.3. Perfect Type III: Strong stem guṇa grade/lengthened grade
  • 2.3.1. Perfect Type IIIa: Strong stem guṇa grade/lengthened grade, weak stem zero grade
  • 2.3.2. Perfect Type IIIb: Strong stem guṇa grade/lengthened grade, weak stem guṇa grade
  • 2.4. Perfect Type IV: Roots ending in -ā / -ai
  • 2.5. Perfect Type V: Consonant-a-Consonant
  • 2.5.1. Perfect Type Va: Consonant-a-Consonant, weak stem zero grade
  • 2.5.2. Perfect Type Vb: Consonant-a-Consonant, initial consonant not guttural, aspirate, h, weak stem without reduplication, with -e-
  • 2.5.3. Perfect Type Vc: Consonant-a-Consonant, weak stem guṇa grade
  • 2.6. Special perfect formations
  • 3. Formation of the verb forms of the first person periphrastic perfect (अनुप्रयोगलिट्)
  • 4. Syntax regarding the first person (तृतीयः)
  • 5. Personal pronouns (पुरुषार्थकसर्वनाम) of the 1st person singular and plural
  • 6. Vocabulary list
  • 7. Exercise
  • 8. Review exercise on morphology

Lesson 41

  • 1. सुभाषिते (two proverbs)
  • 2. Further कृत् formations on -a
    [L533] 2.1. Present Participle (लडादेशः) Ā, Passive Present Participle (लडादेशः), Future Participle (ऌडादेशः) Ā
    [L534]
    2.1.1. Thematic present stems, passive and future
  • 2.1.2. Athematic present classes
    [L536] * 2.2. "Participle" of passive necessity (Gerundivum) (कृत्य)
  • 2.2.1. The suffix -तव्य / -तव्या
  • 2.2.2. The suffix -अनीय / -अनीया
  • 2.2.3. The suffix - / -या
  • 2.2.4. The suffix -त्य / त्या (instead of - / -या)
    [L541] * 2.3. Syntax of the "Participle" of passive necessity (Gerundivum) (कृत्य)
  • 2.4. Differences in the usage of gerundive suffixes
  • 2.5. No connection with सु- and दुस्-
  • 3. Vocabulary list
  • 4. Exercise

Lesson 42

  • 1. Stems on -ṛ
  • 1.1. Stems with lengthened grade in the strong stem
  • 1.2. Nominal formation: कृत्-suffix -तृ
  • 1.3. Stems with full grade in the strong stem
  • 1.4. Stems on -ṛ in compounds
  • 2. Vocabulary list
  • 2.1. Some kinship terms
  • 3. Exercise
  • 4. Translation exercise

Lesson 43

  • 1. Personal endings of the second person (मध्यमः = "middle <person>")
  • 2. Formation of verbal forms of the second person (मध्यमः)
  • 2.1. Thematic stems
  • 2.1.1. First present class (भ्वादि)
  • 2.1.2. Sixth present class (तुदादि)
  • 2.1.3. Fourth present class (दिवादि)
  • 2.1.4. Tenth present class (चुरादि) and causatives
    [L568] * 2.1.5. Passive
  • 2.1.6. Future (ऌट्)
  • 2.1.6.1. अनिट् formations
  • 2.1.6.2. सेट् formations
  • 3. The second person personal pronoun
  • 4. Vocabulary list
  • 5. Exercise
  • 6. संवादः = Conversation

Lesson 44

    1. Formation of the second-person verbal forms (मध्यमः) of athematic stems with a suffix ending in a vowel
  • 1.1. Fifth present class (स्वादि)
  • 1.2. Eighth present class (तनादि)
  • 1.3. Ninth present class (क्र्यादि)
    1. On word sandhi
  • 2.1. Word sandhi for dh-
  • 2.2. Word sandhi for s-
    1. Formation of the second-person verbal forms (मध्यमः) of athematic stems without a suffix ending in a vowel
  • 3.1. Second present class (अदादि)
    1. The vocative (आमन्त्रितम्)
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercises
    1. Morphology review exercises

Lesson 45

    1. Formation of the second-person verbal forms (मध्यमः) of athematic stems without a suffix ending in a vowel (continued)
  • 1.1. Third present class (जुहोत्यादि)
  • 1.2. Seventh present class (रुधादि)
    1. The singular vocative (आमन्त्रितमेकवचने)
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercises

Lesson 46

    1. Formation of the second-person verbal forms (मध्यमः) perfect (लिट्)
  • 1.1. Endings
  • 1.2. Sound change of the ending -dhve
  • 1.3. Perfect Type I: no stem gradation
  • 1.4. Perfect Type II: strong stem guṇa grade, weak stem zero grade
  • 1.5. Perfect Type III: Strong stem guṇa grade/lengthened grade
  • 1.5.1. Perfect Type IIIa: Strong stem guṇa grade/lengthened grade, weak stem zero grade
  • 1.5.2. Perfect Type IIIb: Strong stem guṇa grade/lengthened grade, weak stem guṇa grade
  • 1.6. Perfect Type IV: Roots ending in -ā / -ai
  • 1.7. Perfect Type V: Consonant-a-Consonant
  • 1.7.1. Perfect Type Va: Consonant-a-Consonant, weak stem zero grade
  • 1.7.2. Perfect Type Vb: Consonant-a-Consonant, initial consonant not a guttural, aspirate, h; weak stem without reduplication, with -e-
  • 1.7.3. Perfect Type Vc: Consonant-a-Consonant, weak stem guṇa grade
  • 1.8. Special perfect formations
  • 1.9. Periphrastic perfect (अनुप्रयोगलिट्)
    1. Vocabulary list
    1. Exercises

Lesson 47

  • 1. The Imperative (लोट्)
  • 2. Formation of the Imperative (लोट्) thematic present stems
  • 2.1. Endings of the Imperative on thematic present stems
  • 2.2. First Present Class (भ्वादि)
  • 2.3. Sixth Present Class (तुदादि)
  • 2.4. Fourth Present Class (दिवादि)
  • 2.5. Tenth Present Class (चुरादि) and Causatives
    [L631] * 2.6. Passive Voice
  • 3. Exercises

Lesson 48

  • 1. सुभाषितानि
  • 2. Formation of the Imperative (लोट्) athematic present stems
  • 2.1. Endings of the Imperative on athematic present stems
  • 2.2. Form of the Present Stem
  • 2.3. Second Present Class (अदादि)
  • 2.4. Third Present Class (जुहोत्यादि)
  • 3. On Nominal Derivation: तद्धित Suffixes -a and -ya
  • 4. Vocabulary List
  • 5. Exercises
  • 6. Translation Exercise

Lesson 49

  • 1. Formation of the Imperative (लोट्) athematic present stems (Continuation)
  • 1.1. Seventh Present Class (रुधादि)
  • 1.2. Fifth Present Class (स्वादि)
  • 1.3. Eighth Present Class (तनादि)
  • 1.4. Ninth Present Class (क्र्यादि)
  • 2. Declension of Nominal Stems ending in -as, -is, -us
  • 3. Nominal Derivation: कृत् Suffix -as Neuter
  • 4. Vocabulary List
  • 5. Review Exercises on Morphology
  • 6. Translation Exercise

Lesson 50

  • 1. Nominal Derivation: Regular Gradation (Guna)
  • 2. Vocabulary List
  • 3. Translation Exercise

Lesson 51

  • 1. उपपद Compounds
  • 2. Declension of Stems ending in a simple consonant (except Nasal, Semivowel, -s)
  • 2.1. Stems ending in a non-palatal stop
  • 2.2. Stems ending in a palatal stop (c, ch, j), ś, ṣ
  • 2.3. Stems ending in -h
  • 3. Sandhi of initial h-
  • 4. Sandhi of initial ch-
  • 5. -ch- within the word
  • 6. Vocabulary List
  • 7. Translation Exercise

Lesson 52

  • 1. Neuter of stems ending in -i and -u
  • 2. Nominal derivation
  • 2.1. PPP + -vant: Past participle of the Parasmaipada
  • 2.2. तद्धित-suffix -maya / -mayī
  • 2.3. तद्धित-suffix -eya
  • 3. Adverbial formation: adverbial suffix -śas
  • 4. Verbal compounds expressing that something becomes or is made into what it was not before (अभुततद्भावः)
  • 4.1. cvi-formations
  • 4.2. Suffix -sāt
  • 5. Word repetitions (द्विरुक्तम्)
  • 6. The numeral (सम्ख्या f.)
  • 6.1. Cardinal numbers
  • 6.1.1. Numeral adjectives (for 1 to 19)
  • 6.1.2. Numeral nouns (for 19 onwards)
  • 6.1.3. Syntax of cardinal numbers
  • 6.2. Ordinal numbers
  • 6.3. Numeral adverbs
  • 6.4. Numeral adjectives
  • 6.5. Compounds with cardinal numbers in the first member
  • 7. Word list
  • 8. Translation exercise
  • 9. Tasks during the semester break

Lesson 53 (Semester break)

  • 1. The dual (द्विवचन n.) of nouns
  • 2. Dual endings of the noun
  • 3. The dual of consonant-final stems
  • 3.1. Stems without stem gradation
  • 3.2. Stems with stem gradation
  • 4. The dual of vowel-final stems
  • 5. Dual dvandva
  • 6. The dual of pronouns
  • 7. Pronominal adjectives
  • 8. Irregular comparison
  • 9. Declension of comparatives in -īyas
  • 10. Metrics (the study of verse meters)
  • 10.1. Significance of determining the meter
  • 10.2. Types of meters
  • 10.3. The metrical quantity of syllables
  • 10.4. The epic Śloka (श्लोक m.)
  • 11. Exercise

Lesson 54

  • 1. Preliminary Remarks
  • 2. Word Formation: कृत्-suffix -u on desiderative stems
  • 3. Metrics II: the epic त्रिष्टुभ् and the जगती
  • 4. Exercise on Metrics
  • 5. Aorist Formation Types (लुङ्)
  • 6. Root Aorist
    [L732] * 6.1. The Aorist of the 3rd person singular passive
  • 7. Exercise

Lesson 55

  • 1. The a-Aorist (Aorist with thematic vowel)
  • 2. Exercise

Lesson 56

  • 1. The reduplicated Aorist
  • 1.1. Formation of the Aorist for causatives and roots of the 10th present class
  • 2. The Injunctive
  • 3. The Prohibitive Sentence
  • 4. स्म
  • 5. Exercise

Lesson 57

  • 1. Aorist 4: s-Aorist
  • 2. Exercise

Lesson 58

  • 1. Primary endings of the dual (द्विवचनम्)
  • 2. The dual of thematic present classes: Indicative Present (लट्)
  • 2.1. First present class (भ्वादिगणः)
  • 2.2. Fourth present class (दिवादिगणः)
  • 2.3. Sixth present class (तुदादिगणः)
  • 2.4. Tenth present class (चुरादिगणः) and causatives (णिजन्त)
  • 3. The dual of the simple future (ऌत्)
  • 3.1. अनिट्
  • 3.2. सेट्
  • 4. The dual passive (suffix -यक्)
  • 5. The dual of athematic present classes: Indicative Present (लट्)
  • 5.1. Second present class (अदादिगणः)
  • 5.2. Third present class (जुहोत्यादिगणः)
  • 5.3. Fifth present class (स्वादिगणः)
  • 5.4. Eighth present class (तनादिगणः)
  • 5.5. Seventh present class (रुधादिगणः)
  • 5.6. Ninth present class (क्र्यादिगणः)
  • 6. Aorist 5: iṣ-Aorist
  • 7. Exercise

Lesson 59

  • 1. The secondary endings and imperative endings of the dual (द्विवचनम्)
  • 2. The dual of thematic present classes: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Imperfect (लङ्), Imperative (लोट्)
  • 2.1. First present class (भ्वादिगणः)
  • 2.2. Fourth present class (दिवादिगणः)
  • 2.3. Sixth present class (तुदादिगणः)
  • 2.4. Tenth present class (चुरादिगणः) and causatives (णिजन्त)
    [L784] * 2.5. The passive (suffix -यक्)
  • 3. The dual of athematic present classes: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Imperfect (लङ्), Imperative (लोट्)
  • 3.1. Second present class (अदादिगणः)
  • 3.2. Third present class (जुहोत्यादिगणः)
  • 3.3. Fifth present class (स्वादिगणः)
  • 3.4. Eighth present class (तनादिगणः)
  • 3.5. Seventh present class (रुधादिगणः)
  • 3.6. Ninth present class (क्र्यादिगणः)
  • 4. Dual (द्विवचनम्) Aorist (लुङ्)
  • 4.1. Root aorist
  • 4.2. a-aorist
  • 4.3. Reduplicated aorist
  • 4.4. s-aorist
  • 4.5. iṣ-aorist
  • 5. Aorist (लुङ्) 6: siṣ-aorist (only P)
  • 6. Aorist (लुङ्) 7: sa-aorist (thematic s-aorist)
  • 7. Exercise

Lesson 60

  • 1. The perfect endings of the dual (द्विवचनम्)
  • 2. The dual of the reduplicated perfect (द्वित्वलिट्)
  • 2.1. Type 1: no stem gradation
  • 2.2. Type 2: strong stem guṇa, weak stem zero grade
  • 2.3. Type 3: Strong stem guṇa/dīrgha
  • 2.3.1. Type 3a: Strong stem guṇa/dīrgha, weak stem zero grade
  • 2.3.2. Type 3b: Strong stem guṇa/dīrgha, weak stem guṇa
  • 2.4. Type 4: Roots ending in -ā / -ai
  • 2.5. Type 5: Consonant-a-Consonant
  • 2.5.1. Type 5a: Consonant-a-Consonant, weak stem zero grade
  • 2.5.2. Type 5b: Consonant-a-Consonant, initial consonant not guttural, aspirate, h; weak stem without reduplication, with -e-
  • 2.5.3. Type 5c: Consonant-a-Consonant, weak stem guṇa
  • 3. The dual of the periphrastic perfect (अनुप्रयोगलिट्)
  • 4. The participle परस्मैपद of the reduplicated perfect (द्वित्वलिट्)
  • 5. Declension of stems ending in -añc (-ac)
  • 5.1. Three-stem stems ending in -añc
  • 5.2. Two-stem stems ending in -añc
  • 6. The desiderative (सन्)
  • 6.1. Formation of the desiderative stem
  • 6.2. Conjugation of the desiderative (सन्)
  • 7. Exercise

Lesson 61

  • 1. Declension of root nouns in -ā, -ī, -ū
  • 1.1. Root nouns in -ā at the end of तत्पुरुष
  • 1.2. Feminine root nouns in -ī
  • 1.3. Root nouns in -ī at the end of तत्पुरुष
  • 1.4. Monosyllabic, feminine root nouns in -ū
  • 1.5. Root nouns in -ū at the end of तत्पुरुष
  • 1.6. Declension of polysyllabic feminines in -ū
  • 2. The periphrastic future (लुट्)
  • 3. The intensive (frequentative) (चर्करीतम्)
  • 3.1. Ātmanepada intensive
  • 3.2. Parasmaipada intensive
  • 4. Denominatives (नामधातु)
  • 4.1. Formation without special suffix, Parasmaipada
  • 4.2. Formation with suffix -ya, Parasmaipada
  • 4.3. Formation with the suffix -kāmya, Parasmaipada
  • 4.4. Formation with the suffix -sya or -asya, Parasmaipada
  • 4.5. Formation with the suffix -ya, Ātmanepada
  • 4.6. Formation with the suffix -aya, -āpaya
  • 5. The benedictive (आशीर्लिङ्)
  • 6. The conditional (ऌङ्)
  • 7. Declension of nouns in -ai, -o, -au
  • 8. Remaining pronouns
  • 8.1. Personal pronouns of the dual
  • 8.2. Demonstrative pronoun अदस् "that (distant)"
  • 9. Dismissal into the ocean of Sanskrit literature: ಶ್ರೀಗಣನಾಥ / श्रीगणनाथ

END OF THE SANSKRIT COURSE

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