Description
Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 2) and Simple Samskritam
Course Description:
In this Course, students will be introduced to both the Bhagavad Geeta (Chapter 2) and simple Samskritam. Elementary structures of the Sanskrit language will be illustrated through the verses of the Bhagavad Geeta. Students will gain familiarity with the script, and rapidly expand their vocabulary.
Using special handouts, each verse of the Bhagavad Geeta will be expounded to unravel both the meaning of the verse and the structure of the language. Students will learn to think about the Bhagavad Geeta from within the Sanskrit language, and the worldview that it represents.
Course Content:
This course is the 3rd in a 16-course sequence which constitutes the Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Samskritam. In this course, the Faculty will lead the students verse by verse, in sequence through the Bhagavad Geeta, while simultaneously unfolding both the meanings of the verses in Chapter 2 as well as the nuances of the language.
This course will also introduce students to the following elements of the Sanskrit language: noun, consonant, and case endings, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, different verb types and usages, direct, indirect, and conditional speech, all illustrated using sentence formation and structure found in the Bhagavad Geeta.
Learning Objectives:
In this course, students will be able to relate to words and expressions from the Bhagavad Geeta in the following areas:
- Further imbibe building blocks of the language through everyday conversation.
- Understand the use of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and vocative case-endings.
- Continue practicing more with verbal roots (dhatu) and their different forms, tenses
Required / Elective: Required
Prerequisites: Admission into the Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit , completion of SAN1012
Faculty / Instructor: Shri. Srinath Chakravarty, Dr. Shraddha Modi
Start Date: October 7, 2023
End Date: December 16, 2023
Day: Saturdays
Time: 08:00 PM EST – 09:30 PM EST
Quarter Offered: Fall 2023
