Sanskrit for Philosophy students worldwide
Introductory Sanskrit 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 of the Foundation Course.
Sanskrit - January Term 2026
For further information or to register for any of the following classes, please contact Paul Douglas on pauld@fses.org. Times are local to the tutor’s location. New York is generally 5 hours behind UK and Ireland, W. and E.Australia are generally 8-9 or 10-11 hours ahead respectively, and S.Africa is 1 or 2 hours ahead.
Foundation Course
The course starts gently 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 |
| Intro Sanskrit | Thurs 7am | UK | Georgina Melville | 22 Jan to 26 March |
| Sanskrit 1 | Mon 12pm | UK | Jeff Sapiro | 12 Jan to 16 Mar |
| Sanskrit 3 | Tues 6pm | UK | Julian Hubbersgilt | 13 Jan to 17 Mar |
|
Sanskrit 5A |
Wed 7pm |
UK (2pm NY) |
Kim Ward |
14 Jan to 18 Mar |
|
Sanskrit 5B |
Tues 7am |
UK |
Odile Wythe |
13 Jan to 17 Mar |
|
Sanskrit 60 |
Sat 7.45am |
E. Aust |
Rosemary Dunstan |
31 Jan to 28 Mar |
|
Sanskrit 7 |
Wed 12pm |
UK |
Brigid McElroy |
14 Jan to 18 Mar |
|
Sanskrit 7 |
Wed 7.30pm |
UK |
Priscilla Park-Weir |
14 Jan to 18 Mar |
|
Sanskrit 8 |
Thurs 7am |
UK |
Irena Nicoll |
15 Jan to 19 Mar |
|
Sanskrit 9 |
Thurs 12pm |
UK |
Anthea Douglas |
15 Jan to 19 Mar |
Further Sanskrit Courses (after completion of the Foundation Course or equivalent)
|
Level |
Local Time |
Location |
Tutor |
Course dates |
|
Mahabharata 2 |
Fri 11.30am | UK | Geraldine Hay | 16 Jan to 20 Mar |
|
Further Skt 3 |
Wed 2pm |
UK |
Brigid McElroy |
14 Jan to 18 Mar |
|
Further Skt 4 |
Mon 7.30pm |
Dublin |
Michael Delaney |
02 Feb to 30 Mar |
|
Further Skt 5 |
Tues 1pm |
UK |
John Quick |
13 Jan to 17 Mar |
|
Further Skt 6 |
Mon 4pm |
W.Aust (8am UK) |
Gai Kroczek | 02 Feb to 30 Mar |
|
Further Skt 6 |
Wed 12pm |
Dublin |
John Flaherty |
14 Jan to 18 Mar
|
|
Ashtavakra Study |
Sun 3pm |
UK |
Nick Street |
18 Jan to 22 Mar |
|
Pancadashi Study |
Thurs 7.45pm |
UK |
Penelope Sapiro |
15 Jan to 19 Mar |
Panini - Laghusiddhanta Kaumudi (for more advanced students)
|
Level |
Local Time |
Location |
Tutor |
Course dates |
| Chapter 6-8 | Fri 12pm | UK | Andrew Sisson | 16 Jan to 20 Mar |
|
Chapter 12 |
Sun 6.45am |
UK |
Jayanthi Balasubramaniam |
18 Jan to 22 Mar |
|
Analysis Mundaka Up. |
Thurs 4pm |
W Aust (9am UK) |
Gai Kroczek |
05 Feb to 02 Apr |
|
Chapter 33 |
Sun 4.15pm |
UK |
Niall Mandal |
25 Jan to 29 Mar |
|
Dhatu Patha |
Tues 1.30pm |
W.Aust (5.30am UK) |
Gai Kroczek |
03 Feb to 31 Mar |
Times
UK timings are Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time.