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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 ​

  • १. 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 ​

  • १. 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
  • ५. 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 -य / -या
  • 2.2.4. The suffix -त्य / त्या (instead of -य / -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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