भर्तृहरिविरचितं नीतिशतकम् (संस्कृतभाषया)
Niti Shatakam of Bhartrihari (Sanskrit explanation)
This is a pre-recorded video series comprising lectures on Nitishatakam of Bhartrihari by Smt. Vishnupriya Srinivasan. Nitishatakam is one of the most famous didactic kavyas of Sanskrit. Many of its verses are hugely popular, quoted often even by those who have studied Sanskrit only minimally. This course deals with each verse in detail in simple Sanskrit, with the word-break, word-by-word meaning, prose order, and grammatical details.
About the Course
What will you gain from this course? (Key Benefits / Learning Outcomes)
- Understand each verse of Nitishatakam in-depth – with padaccheda, anvaya and bhavartha.
- Improve your life skills by internalizing the timeless values taught by these verses.
- Improve your Sanskrit listening, comprehension, and grammar skills.
What are the materials/support you get?
- Pre-recorded videos which you can access anytime, from any device.
- Detailed verse-wise PDF notes with padavibhaaga, anvaya and important grammar points.
- Doubt clarifications through Email.
What are the pre-requisites to get the best out of this course? (Eligibility)
- Good knowledge of Sanskrit language and grammar, at the level of Chittoor - Samartha / Samskrita Bharati - Kovida.
- Previous exposure to simpler kavyas will help in understanding and appreciating this kavya better.
- Ability to understand simple spoken Sanskrit.
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The Niti Shatakam (hundred verses on moral values) is a magnum opus of Bhartrihari. Bhartrihari is famous for his Shataka-trayi (a triad of centuries) – comprising the Niti Shatakam, Shringara Shatakam and Vairagya Shatakam. Together, these offer a valuable aid to achieve the 4 purusharthas – Dharma, Artha, Kaama and Moksha. Not much is known about the personal history of the poet. There have been multiple scholars and poets by the name Bhartrihari, including the grammarian who authored the Vakyapadiyam. There are varying opinions among scholars on whether the author of the Vakyapadiyam and Shatakatrayi are identical or different. In any case, both these works were composed before the 6th century CE at the latest, and occupy an exalted position in Sanskrit literature till today.
The Nitishatakam is divided into ten sections, named by the author as ‘paddhati’s. They are the
The current course follows the Shatakatrayam of Bhartrihari edited by Vasudev Lakshman Sastri Pansikar – Nirnaya Sagar – sixth edition – 1922.
- murkha-paddhati,
- vidvat-paddhati,
- manashaurya-paddhati,
- artha-paddhati,
- durjana-paddhati,
- sujana-paddhati,
- paropakara-paddhati,
- dhairya-paddhati,
- daiva-paddhati and
- karma-paddhati.
The current course follows the Shatakatrayam of Bhartrihari edited by Vasudev Lakshman Sastri Pansikar – Nirnaya Sagar – sixth edition – 1922.
Yes. There will be a computer-based assessment at the end of the course, and those who qualify with 60% or more will get a certificate from Vyoma Labs.
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