Hi there everybody, I'm new to this forum, so let me first introduce myself. I'm Maurice, I'm 23 years old and I am from Holland. I am still a student (I have studied Chinese Studies and other miscellaneous courses so far), and last year I also began studying Sanskrit. As I am interested in learning ancient Greek, I would like to know if anyone here is interested in learning Sanskrit. I'm looking for a kind of language exchange (text-chat or voice chat are both fine to me) where we could teach each other the basics of Sanskrit/Greek respectively and guide each other through simple texts.
I am certainly not an expert on Sanskrit as I have only studied the language a little more than half a year in college (though pretty intensively), but I have a fair grip of the basics and the Devanagari-script. So far I've worked through Jan Gonda's A concise grammar of the Sanskrit language (I also have the German version if you prefer) and I also have Michael Coulson's Teach Yourself Complete Sanskrit which so far I can fairly handle too, except for some sandhi parts which at times can be horrible and boring to go through;besides it's better to see sandhi at work in a predictable (semantic/morphological) context. Lately we've started reading Charles Rockwell Lanman's Sanskrit Reader in college, so if you would be particularly interested I could pass on to you what I've learned in translating Nala and Damayanti's story (for the biggest part).
If you have one of these materials and/or if you have a better suggestion for working through some other online material and are struggling through learning the basics of Sanskrit I think I can help you. If you have a fair grasp of (the basics of) Ancient Greek (you don't need to be an expert either) and can help me in my pronunciation then I am very eager to have a language exchange with you. So far I only have a Dutch textbook on Greek but if necessary I'm willing to buy a Teach Yourself-book.
Please let me know if you're interested!
Maurice
Hi there&looking for Sanskrit-Greek language exchange
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Re: Hi there&looking for Sanskrit-Greek language exchange
Hi Maurice. Thanks for posting your inquiry--I am interested in engaging you more about this.
For a couple of years I've been gathering resources to begin a serious study of Sanskrit. Thus far I have T. Burrow's The Sanskrit Language, Lanman's Reader, Witney's Sanskrit Grammar, Speijer's Sanskrit Syntax, MacDonell's A Sanskrit Grammar for Students, Gonda's Concise Elementary Grammar..., Bhagavad-Gita (not sure if it's in Sanskrit or Hindi), and MacDonell's A Vedic Grammar for Students.
I have yet to crack open any of these books, but I do intend to study the language. Why not start now? If you're very interested, I would love to connect with you to do this project. Please send a private message so we can talk more about your interest.
Thanks!
For a couple of years I've been gathering resources to begin a serious study of Sanskrit. Thus far I have T. Burrow's The Sanskrit Language, Lanman's Reader, Witney's Sanskrit Grammar, Speijer's Sanskrit Syntax, MacDonell's A Sanskrit Grammar for Students, Gonda's Concise Elementary Grammar..., Bhagavad-Gita (not sure if it's in Sanskrit or Hindi), and MacDonell's A Vedic Grammar for Students.
I have yet to crack open any of these books, but I do intend to study the language. Why not start now? If you're very interested, I would love to connect with you to do this project. Please send a private message so we can talk more about your interest.
Thanks!
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Re: Hi there&looking for Sanskrit-Greek language exchange
Hi,
sorry for the very late reply. It looks like you have quite some resources here. It would be good I think to start with Gonda's grammar (like it says: a concise grammar) and the exercises. I am afraid, however, that only from the beginning of June I have enough time to engage in this language exchange.
I seem not to be allowed, as a new user, to send private messages. Could you e-mail me instead on maurice7007@hotmail.com and give me your e-mailaddress? Also, could you tell me something about any useful Greek resources where we could start? Thanks.
Maurice
sorry for the very late reply. It looks like you have quite some resources here. It would be good I think to start with Gonda's grammar (like it says: a concise grammar) and the exercises. I am afraid, however, that only from the beginning of June I have enough time to engage in this language exchange.
I seem not to be allowed, as a new user, to send private messages. Could you e-mail me instead on maurice7007@hotmail.com and give me your e-mailaddress? Also, could you tell me something about any useful Greek resources where we could start? Thanks.
Maurice