Teach Yourself Sanskrit
by Michael Coulson, Richard Gombrich, James Benson
1976

Learn a language from the comfort of your own home

• With Teach Yourself Sanskrit Complete Course, the series brings to life this ancient language, allowing you not only to learn the literary and classical tongue of India but also to be able to decipher Sanskrit text. It also presents numerous passages of original Sanskrit writing.

Includes:

• Extensive exercises so readers can review what they have learned
• An overview of the culture surrounding the language, giving travelers and students an understanding of how it is used in context
• Expertise from authors with strong scholarship in each language

Do you want to read Indian classics in the original Do you want to progress quickly beyond the basics Do you want to reach a high standard 'Teach Yourself Sanskrit' is not only a primer, but also a work of scholarship, for the book contains much original material on Sanskrit syntax and usage. The carefully graded chapters explain Sanskrit grammar and style with exceptional clarity. The text includes an introduction to the n gar script, a useful explanation of how to use Sanskrit commentaries, plenty of examples from actual Sanskrit works, extensive vocabularies into and out of Sanskrit and a full key to all the exercises.