Sanskrit for Philosophy students worldwide
Term 1 of the Foundation course is offered to those students on Philosophy courses in the School who have no knowledge of Sanskrit. Those Philosophy students with some knowledge may join at the appropriate level.
Sanskrit - January Term 2025
For further information or to register for any of the following courses, please contact Paul Douglas. Times are local to the tutor’s location. New York is generally 5 hours behind UK, W and E Australia are generally 7-8 or 10-11 hours ahead respectively, and S Africa is 1 or 2 hours ahead.
Foundation Course
Ten terms starting with the alphabet, continuing with simple sentences, stories, pronunciation, chanting, grammatical concepts, basic sandhi and some philosophy.
Times are local to the tutor’s location.
|
Level |
Local Time |
Location |
Tutor |
Course dates |
| Sanskrit Intro | Tues 6pm | UK | Julian Hubbersgilt | 20 Jan to 31 Mar* |
| Sanskrit Intro | Thur 8.45am | E. Aust | Roslyn Dunn | 6 Feb to 17 Apr* |
|
Sanskrit 2 |
Wed 7pm |
UK (2pm NY) |
Kim Ward |
15 Jan to 26 Mar* |
|
Sanskrit 3 |
Tues 7am |
UK |
Odile Wythe |
14 Jan to 25 Mar* |
|
Sanskrit 3 |
Sat 9am |
E. Aust |
Rosemary Dunstan |
8 Feb to 12 April |
|
Sanskrit 4 |
Wed 12pm |
UK |
Brigid McElroy |
15 Jan to 26 Mar* |
|
Sanskrit 5A |
Wed 7.30pm |
UK |
Priscilla Park-Weir |
15 Jan to 26 Mar* |
|
Sanskrit 5B |
Thurs 7am |
UK |
Irena Nicoll |
16 Jan to 27 Mar* |
|
Sanskrit 6 |
Thurs 12pm |
UK |
Anthea Douglas |
16 Jan to 27 Mar* |
|
Sanskrit 8 |
Tues 7am |
UK |
Georgina Melville |
14 Jan to 25 Mar* |
* with half term break
Further Sanskrit Courses (after completion of the Foundation Course or equivalent)
|
Level |
Local Time |
Location |
Tutor |
Course dates |
| Mahabharata 1 | Fri 12pm | UK | Geraldine Hay | 17 Jan to 28 Mar* |
|
Further Skt 2 |
Mon 7.30pm |
Dublin |
Michael Delaney |
27 Jan to 24 Mar |
|
Further Skt 3 |
Thurs 2pm |
UK |
Brigid McElroy |
16 Jan to 27 Mar* |
|
Further Skt 4 |
Mon 4pm |
W. Aust |
Gai Kroczek |
3 Feb to 7 Apr |
|
Further Skt 4 |
Tues 1pm |
UK |
John Quick |
14 Jan to 18 Mar |
|
Further Skt 5 |
Wed 12pm |
Dublin |
John Flaherty |
15 Jan to 19 Mar |
|
Further Skt 7 |
Sat 11.15am |
UK |
Annick Hardaker |
18 Jan to 29 Mar* |
|
Shastra Study |
Sun 3pm |
UK |
Nick Street |
19 Jan to 23 Mar |
|
Shastra Study |
Thurs 7.45pm |
UK |
Penelope Sapiro |
16 Jan to 27 Mar* |
Panini - Laghusiddhanta Kaumudi (for more advanced students)
|
Level |
Local Time |
Location |
Tutor |
Course dates |
| Chapter 3 |
Fri 12pm |
UK | Paul Douglas | 17 Jan to 28 Mar* |
|
Chapter 11 |
Sun 1.45pm W Australia |
W Aust |
Jayanthi Balasubramaniam |
26 Jan to 6 Apr* |
|
Verb forms |
Thurs 5pm W Aust (UK 10am) |
W. Aust |
Gai Kroczek |
6 Feb to 10 Apr |
|
Verb forms |
Sun 4.15pm |
UK |
Niall Mandal |
19 Jan to 30 Mar* |
* with half term break
Times
UK timings are Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time.