Selected Sanskrit Readings

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This is a reading course building on a prior knowledge of Sanskrit grammar to introduce the skills needed for reading the varieties of different kinds of texts found in Sanskrit literature including basic scriptural texts in the aphoristic 'sutra' style, more expanded Epic or lyric styles of narrative and devotional poetry, and the various protocols to be mastered for reading scholastic commentaries. The course has as a prerequisite a basic and overall knowledge of Sanskrit grammar. Recommended prerequisite: Religion 107 & 108, or Sanskrit 101 & 102.