शतश्लोकेन पण्डितः - सङ्क्षेपरामायणस्य व्याकरणांशानाम् अध्ययनम्
Cultivate scholarly precision in 100 shloka-s: Grammatical Deep-dive into Sankshepa Ramayanam
This course is designed to build your understanding of classical Sanskrit. It explores key grammar concepts such as sandhi, samasa, tenses, verb forms, and anvaya. The course offers a focused grammatical analysis of the Sankshepa Ramayana, a concise version of the Ramayana. Using tools like Samsaadhanii, with the permission and generous support of Dr. Amba Kulkarni for Sanskrit Seva, we simplify complex analyses, making them accessible to learners. In this course, Dr. Leena Doshi will guide you to enhance your Sanskrit skills and explore the Ramayana in its condensed form. This course provides the perfect foundation for further study in Sanskrit literature.
About the Course
What will you gain from this course? (Key Benefits / Learning Outcomes)
- Learn the technique of doing anvaya and understand the meaning of each verse.
- Dissolving the samasta pada-s will help uncover the nuances within the verses.
- Gain a deep understanding by splitting the prakruti and pratyaya of each word in every verse.
- Discover the meaning behind the verses, enriching the appreciation of the text of the Sankshepa Ramayana, with the effective use of tools like Samsaadhanii.
What are the materials/support you get?
- Live, interactive sessions
- Opportunities to raise your doubts and get them clarified directly from the teacher during the webinar or through mail
- All time access to recordings (both video and audio) for repeated listening, practice, or for catching up with missed classes
What are the pre-requisites to get the best out of this course? (Eligibility)
- A good knowledge of the Sanskrit language and grammar, such as Level 3 of Chittoor, Level 4 of any other series, or its equivalent, is required.
- संसाधनी - This site provides tools for Analysis of Sanskrit processing: morphological analysis and generation, segmentation, sandhi splitter, and parsing.
What is the effort required to complete this course?
- This is a 3-Credit Course, with total expected Student effort of 90-100 hrs.
- Each credit in our system is equivalent to approximately 30 hours of learner-effort comprising all learning activities - This includes the time for attending the live sessions, listening to the recorded class material, solving exercises and completing the projects and assessments prescribed for the course.
- Effort Breakup
- Lectures (Recorded Lessons) - 35h
- Tutorials (Doubt Clarification / Exam Discussions) - 5h
- Self-Study - 35h
- Project / Activity - 10h
- Assessments - 5h
Tool to be used for the course:
Dr. Amba Kulkarni has generously offered the Samsaadhanii tool for this course which will help for advancement in the study of Sanskrit, Ramayana and Indian Culture. Under her esteemed guidance the team has developed this tool for the analysis showing the pada patha, pada parichaya, samasta pada parichaya and karaka anvaya, thus helping in understanding the text in a better way.
- Link to Samsaadhanii
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About the Teacher
Know More about the Course
Ramayana is an epic with 24,000 verses. In the beginning chapter when Valmiki Maharshi enquires about an ideal human having 16 admirable qualities to Narada Muni, Narada rejoices and expounds the life of Rama. This episode in Ramayana is known as Sankshepa Ramayanam or the "Concise Ramayana". Sankshepa Ramayanam is a summary of the epic Ramayana, traditionally attributed to Valmiki. It appears in the Bala Kanda, the first chapter of the Ramayana, and serves as a concise retelling of the key events and themes of the entire epic.
Many students of Sanskrit and those who learn the Ramayana start by memorizing and reciting the Sankshepa Ramayanam, as it provides a way to absorb the key lessons and themes of the story in a compact form.
The Sankshepa Ramayana comprising of 100 shloka-s, condenses the entire narrative of Lord Rama’s journey, including his exile, the abduction of Sita by Ravana, his alliance with Sugriva, the building of the bridge to Lanka, the defeat of Ravana, and the reunion with Sita.
Dr. Amba Kulkarni has generously offered the Samsaadhanii tool for this course which will help for advancement in the study of Sanskrit, Ramayana and Indian Culture. Under her esteemed guidance the team has developed this tool for the analysis showing the pada patha, pada parichaya, samasta pada parichaya and karaka anvaya, thus helping in understanding the text in a better way.
Through this course you can discover the nuances and meanings behind the verses, enriching your appreciation of the Sankshepa Ramayanam, with the effective use of tools like Samsaadhanii. Various grammatical forms such as anvaya, sandhi, samasa, verb form analysis and derivation of words will be demonstrated.
No Paninian sutra discussion will be done during this course.
For a deep understanding each and every verse will be taught in detail, following the sequence below:
- Pada-viccheda
- Understanding the anvaya by identifying the verb, subject, object and adjectives in each verse.
- Understanding the meaning in English and Hindi.
- Using the tool of Samsaadhanii to understand each samasta pada, subanta-s.
- Roopa-Parichaya of verbs and reciting the specific lakara table of that verb.
- Understanding the kridanta-s and taddhitanta-s in every word.
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