Study

How to study Samskrit

(1) Bootstrap yourself. Enable yourself to learn samskrit through samskrit.

• Active Learning: Attend Samskrita Bharati's 20-hour introductory workshop
• Passive Learning: Watch the taped version of the workshop, sold by Rashtriya Samskrita Samsthan

(2) Develop basic skills in the language, in order to be able to read simple compositions.

• Study Level 1 & 2 from Rashtriya Samskrita Samsthan's "Teach Yourself Samskrit" series
• Read simple prose works. Get a subscription to Samskrita Bharati's "sambhashana-sandesha" magazine, and read the "bala-modini" stories.Then graduate to the other short-stories.

(3) Read simple literature

• Study one of the Level 3 offerings from the "Teach Yourself Samskrit" series.
• Read all sections from the sambhashana-sandesha magazine.

(4) Enjoy Samskrit: You can now start reading a broad swath of samskrit literature with the help of simple samskrit tikas.