UBC Sanskrit
Learning Tools
Table of Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
How To Use This Site
Devanāgarī Transliteration (IAST and Kyoto-Harvard)
Devanāgarī Typing and Keyboard Layouts (Mac & Windows)
Lesson 1: Phonology
Devanāgarī Phonology Chart
Exercises
Lesson 2: The Devanāgarī Script
Devanāgarī Script Writing Tutor
Post-consonantal Vowels
Consonantal Conjuncts
Exercises
Lesson 3: Sandhi
Vowel Strength (
गुण / वृद्धि
)
Sandhi Rules
'Reverse' Sandhi Charts
Exercises
Lesson 4: Parts of Speech
Verbs - The Present Indicative (
वर्तमाने लट्
)
Verbs -
अस्
– "is, exists"
Nouns in -a (
-अ
)
Case Meanings
Personal Pronouns (
अस्मत्
and
युष्मत्
)
Exercises
†
Glossary
†*
Reading
*
Lesson 5
Nouns in -ā (
-आ
)
Demonstrative Pronouns (
तत्
and
एतत्
)
Adjectives of Pronominal Declension
Exercises
Glossary
†*
Reading
*
Lesson 6
Nouns in -i/-u (
-इ/-उ
)
Interrogative, Relative, and Correlative Indeclinables (the K-Y-T series)
Interrogative, Relative, and Correlative Pronouns
Indefinite and Absolute constructions
Exercises
Glossary*
Reading
*
Lesson 7
Nouns in -ī (
-ई
)
Gaṇa-s of the Present System
First class (
भू गण
)
Second class (
अद् गण
)
Third class (
हु गण
)
Fourth class (
दिव् गण
)
Fifth class (
सु गण
)
Sixth class (
तुद् गण
)
Seventh class (
रुध् गण
)
Eighth class (
तन् गण
)
Ninth class (
क्री गण
)
Tenth class (
चुर् गण
)
Exercises
Glossary*
Reading
*
Lesson 8
Nouns in -an (
-अन्
)
Verbs - The Imperfect (
अनद्यतन भूते लान्
)
Upasarga-s
Exercises
Glossary*
Reading
*
Lesson 9
Nouns in -aḥ/-uḥ/-iḥ (
-अः/-उः/-इः
)
Verbs - The Passive (
कर्मणि प्रयोग
)
Exercises
Glossary*
Reading
*
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