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Br. Ngawang Tenzin (Dr. Alex Anderson)

Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the ancient classical language of the Hindu tradition; language of the Vedas, of Patanjali’s sutras of Hatha Yoga, and of the rich textual tradition of Mahayana Buddhist Philosophy. It is a challenging language to learn, but richly rewarding, as it conveys ideas concerning the science of mind which are difficult to translate into modern languages. For fellow beginners on the journey, below are some links and posts relating to Sanskrit learning resources I am finding helpful.

Links:

Online Sanskrit Dictionary: https://sanskritdictionary.com

and even better, an HTML version of Monier Williams: https://sanskrit.inria.fr/MW/1.html#af2

and the Sanskrit Heritage dictionary, (HTML) in French: https://sanskrit.inria.fr/DICO/index.fr.html

wikipedia page for velthius transliteration (useful when trying to search the above dictionaries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velthuis

An Introduction to the complex topic of Sanskrit grammar https://www.learnsanskrit.org/guide/

Sanskrit root search: https://www.sanskritdictionary.com/roots.php

List of verbal roots with meaning: https://wiki.yoga-vidya.de/Sanskrit_Verbal_Roots_List_with_English_Translation

Resource library of documents in Sanskrit: https://sanskritdocuments.org/

An epic solo effort at compiling wisdom from a huge range of eastern traditions: https://www.wisdomlib.org

Books:

Thomas Egenes, Introduction to Sanskrit, volumes 1 and 2.

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