Sanskrit for Beginners

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A student of Sanskrit is generally pitied. But many persons in service regret that they did not learn Sanskrit, especially after retirement, when they turn towards religious books. But it is not too late. The Sanskrit language can be learnt in two or three months with the help of easy primers. It is one of the easy primers. There is no elaborate grammar here and there are simple texts to begin with.

Though it is not meant for college students, they can utilise it. It is especially for retired persons who want to pass the evening of their life in the mild sun-shine of religious books, also for persons in service who have some leisure hours before and after their duty. While doing the exercises, consult the grammar portion as many times as required.

Dr. Madhusudan Mishra, born Sept. 1933, is happy to have grown old in trying to simplify the learing of the Sanskrit language. He has written several books on easy Sanskrit learning, but in this little book, he is satisfied to be at his best. He thinks that he could not have written a book simpler and easier than this. This is the last book in the evening of his life. Its Hindi version has appeared earlier elsewhere. Its exercises alone are enough to enlighten a student on Sanskrit grammar.

This is probably my last writing on the teaching of the Sanskrit language. This book presents only the essentials of the Sanskrit grammar. The irregular items of the language have been postponed for future. The grammar part of the book has been presented in the transcribed form. Then the Nagari letters have been introduced. The jump from the Ro- man characters to Nagari is abrupt, but that has to be taken. If the language has been learnt, the script should not present much difficulty.

There is no attempt to teach Sanskrit through translation. One must learn Sanskrit through Sanskrit. Consult the grammar to solve the exercises as many times as you require. One may notice that after the exercise has been solved, there is something more to be done. Sometimes even a third step has to be taken.

When all the exercises have been solved, one may be supposed to have become quite familiar with the Sanskrit language. A mastery over the Sanskrit language is not guar- anteed, but what knowledge one acquires through it is not little. I wish you successful progress as you go on.