INTRODUCTION TO SAMSKRTA

Semester: I
Sub Code: MSM T 101
Credits: 4
Hours/Wk: 4
Total Hrs: 60
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Pre Requirement:
Knowledge of Devanagari script - alphabet, i.e. vowels, consonant vowel combination, two consonant combinations, special conjunct consonants and their pronunciation associated with their articulation.
Faculty may test the compatibility of the student by conducting suitable test

Text Book:
Dr. Sarasvati Mohan, Samskrta Level-1, Sharadh Enterprises,Bangalore.

Chapter 1 (3 hours)
Verb roots, nine forms for three persons and three numbers, practise all the verb roots and their forms for correct pronunciation, usage of prefixes and how they change the meaning of the verb root and how to find them in the dictionary.

Chapter 2 (7 hours)
Noun, masculine and neuter genders, 8 cases and their possible meanings, 24 forms of a noun and its declensions, practise of other similar declensions and usage of the 24 forms of a noun.Introduction to write a sentence, syntax, prepositions and their definite requirements of cases, rule how ‘ra/sha’ changes dental ‘n’ to cerebral ‘N’ and its exceptions for this rule; repeat declensions for pronunciation.

Chapter 3 (7 hours)
Examining the available cultural hints in other literatures like Pali,Tamil and other Indian languages.
Noun- feminine gender; both ‘a’ ending and ‘i’-ending and practice of similar declensions. Practice of writing sentences with words mainly in feminine gender; exercises mainly for the feminine gender illustration;special declensions where dental ‘n’ changes to cerebral ‘N’; repeat all feminine noun declensions.

Chapter 4 (3 hours )
Madhuraúaûakam illustrating all the three genders of nouns and study of the adjectives, having all the three genders and changing according to the gender of different qualified nouns; Midterm examination

Chapter 5 (10 hours)
ex 32-38 ; models of declensions, how to recognize a gender or find the gender using the dictionary and write declensions of new words according to their models of declensions, while applying the rule changing dental ‘n’ to cerebral ‘N’; making simple sentences for all the words given there, repeat vowel-ending model declensions.

Chapter 6 (10 hours)
Exercises for appropriate use of the cases, irregular verbs, absence of verb root “to have” in Samskrta, where to omit root ‘AS’ (to be), use of certain special verbs, repeat model declensions.

Chapter 7 (10 hours)
Pronouns; Introduction to pronouns, declensions of pronouns, corresponding translations of pronouns into English, forming sentences with pronouns, different aspects of pronouns being used as demonstrative pronouns and as interrogative pronouns and details of distance specification.

Chapter 8 (10 hours)
- Sandhi explanation and three major kinds; Vowel-Sandhi, Visarga-Sandhi, Consonant-Sandhi and fifteen exercises.
- Parasmaipadi (P) and Atmanepadi (A) forms of verbs;
- Verb and ten Ganas; how to find the Gaïa using the Apte Samskrta, English Dictionary
- Verb and ten Lakaras, mastering five Lakaras of both Parasmaipadi and Atmanepadi and doing the pertaining exercises for that.

Text Books
1. Dr. Sarasvati Mohan, Samskrta Level-2, Samskrta Academy
2. Dr. Sarasvati Mohan, Samskrta-English-Samskrta Dictionary, Samskrta Academy.
3. Dr. Sarasvati Mohan, Samskrta Level-3, Samskrta Academy
4. Vaman Sivaram Apte, Samskrta-English Dictionary, Samskrta Academy

Reference Books
1. Samskritabhashadipika Sri Surasarasvati Sabha (R) Sringeri,Bangalore, 2003.