Advanced Sanskrit

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Taught by GTU. SCRIPTURAL STUDY AND TRANSLATION: This is an advanced Sanskrit language course with an emphasis on improving reading and translation skills. While we will go over some grammar rules, the focus of the course will be to familiarize oneself with a variety of Sanskrit language texts in the Hindu tradition-primary scriptural texts such as the Upanishads; secondary scriptural texts, such as the Panchadashi and Bhagavad Gita; commentaries such as that of Adi Shankara and Anandagiri; and literary works of Kalidasa and Bhasa. Students are expected to be familiar with the devanagari script and the foundational grammar rules of the Sanskrit language. [Auditors with faculty permission]