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Maharshi Dayananda Gurukula 

Jamaica, New York, USA 

Ocean View, Uitvlugt, W.C. Demerara, Guyana 

Sanskrit – Level 100 

Course ID: Sanskrit 100 

Course Instructors: Vidyarthi Sriram and Bhanu Kaulessar 

Resources: 

1. Text: A Sanskrit Manual – Part 1 by R. Antoine 
2. Sanskrit/English Dictionary – Oxford Publication 

Time: Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (Toronto Time, EST)

Course Objectives  

1. Read and write the Devanagari Script 
2. Know and practice the proper pronunciation of Sanskrit 
3. Understand and apply the Sandhi rules with vowels and Visarga 
4. Learn the eight cases in Sanskrit through declension of Masculine and Feminine nouns 
5. Differentiate and apply the four different conjugation verb groups 
6. Conjugate verbs in different tenses and moods 
7. Distinguish verbs preceded by prepositions and determine their verbal base 
8. Translate simple to complex sentences from Sanskrit to English and English to Sanskrit 

Course Expectations 

1. Commit to consistent efforts, practice and discipline  
2. Participate by responding to questions  
3. Generate lesson-based questions  
4. Complete and submit assignments on time  
5. Collaborate with others in class to foster a better understanding of content  
6. Contribute to a respectful and caring class environment  

Maharshi Dayananda Gurukula 

Jamaica, New York, USA 

Ocean View, Uitvlugt, W.C. Demerara, Guyana 

Sanskrit Course – Level 2 (200) 

Course ID: Sanskrit 200 

Course Instructor: Dr. Satish Prakash 

Resources: 

1. Text: A Sanskrit Manual – Part 1 by R. Antoine 
2. Sanskrit/English Dictionary – Oxford Publication 

Time: Sundays at 4:00 p.m. NYC time, EST

Course Objectives: 

1. Decline and use -OO ending feminine nouns, -I, -U, -RI ending neuter nouns. 
2. Know how to conjugate verbs in the Potential Mood, both Atmanepada and Parasmaipada 
3. Recognize the subtle differences between the Imperative and Potential Moods and develop proficiency in using them in sentences. 
4. Know that adjectives agree with their nouns in number and gender. 
5. Declining and using the personal pronouns Asmat, Yushmat [Aham, Twam, Sah, Saa] 
6. The passive voice, the augment YA and Atmanepada terminations. Changing active voice to passive voice. 
7. The demonstrative pronouns – Idam, Adas 
8. Declining nouns ending in consonants, with such nouns having one, two and three stems. 
9. The passive impersonal. 
10. The participles – present and perfect [active and passive]. 
11. Degrees of comparison of adjectives [good, better, best]. 
12. Formation of feminine nouns and adjectives. 
13. Interrogative [KIM] and relative [YAD] pronouns. 
14. Indeclinable past participles. 
15. Locative and Genitive Absolute. 
16. The infinitive and subordinate and adverb clause. 
17.  Cardinals and ordinals. 

Course Expectations:  

1. commit to consistent efforts , practice and discipline  
2. participate by responding to questions  
3. generate lesson-based questions  
4. complete and submit assignments on time  
5. collaborate with others in class to foster a better understanding of content  
6. contribute to a respectful and caring class environment