The main goal of this course is to teach how to access Sanskrit texts using online computational tools. The focus would be on understanding the Sanskrit texts rather than just learning the grammar  or the vocabulary.

In this course, we introduce a novel method of learning Sanskrit, with the help of online computational tools developed by the Department of Sanskrit Studies of University of Hyderabad.

This method, while minimizes the memorisation component, revives the traditional old methods of Khaṇdānvaya and Daṇḍānvaya of learning Sanskrit verses practised in the Gurukulas.

The computational tools include the word level analyser and generator, segmenter and sandhi joiner and a sentence level analyser. These tools are linked with the online bilingual and monolingual dictionaries.  These  dictionaries provide easy access to the word meanings in three different languages: Hindi, English and French. A small component of project work at the end gives a hands-on practice to read and understand the original Sanskrit texts with the help of the computational tools.

Course Objectives:

a) Provide the basic knowledge of Sanskrit grammar related to word formation, Sandhi, Samāsa  and Kāraka.

b) Introduce the basic means of  information decoding viz.  Ākāṃkṣā, Yogyatā and Sannidhi.

c) Generate confidence in students that they can access the original Sanskrit texts with some effort.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the stduents will gain confidence in deciphering any Sanskrit text with the help of computational tools.

Graduate

Cerificate of completion