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 - September 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 8-9 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 1 | Mon 12pm | UK | Jeff Sapiro | 22 Sept to 08 Dec |
Sanskrit 2 | Tue 6pm | UK | Julian Hubbersgilt | 23 Sept to 02 Dec |
Sanskrit 2 |
Thur 5pm |
E. Aust (8am UK) |
Roslyn Dunn |
25 Sept to 27 Nov |
Sanskrit 4 |
Wed 7pm |
UK (2pm NY) |
Kim Ward |
24 Sept to 03 Dec |
Sanskrit 5A |
Tues 7am |
UK |
Odile Wythe |
23 Sept to 02 Dec |
Sanskrit 5A |
Sat 7.45am |
E. Aust |
Rosemary Dunstan |
27 Sept to 29 Nov |
Sanskrit 6 |
Wed 12pm |
UK |
Brigid McElroy |
24 Sept to 03 Dec |
Sanskrit 6 |
Wed 7.30pm |
UK |
Priscilla Park-Weir |
24 Sept to 03 Dec |
Sanskrit 7 |
Thurs 7am |
UK |
Irena Nicoll |
25 Sept to 04 Dec |
Sanskrit 8 |
Thurs 12pm |
UK |
Anthea Douglas |
25 Sept to 04 Dec |
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 | 26 Sept to 05 Dec |
Further Skt 3 |
Thurs 2pm |
UK |
Brigid McElroy |
25 Sept to 04 Dec |
Further Skt 4 |
Mon 7.30pm |
Dublin |
Michael Delaney |
22 Sept to 24 Nov |
Further Skt 5 |
Mon 4pm |
W. Aust |
Gai Kroczek |
22 Sept to 24 Nov |
Further Skt 5 |
Tues 1pm |
UK |
John Quick |
25 Sept to 04 Dec |
Further Skt 6 |
Wed 12pm |
Dublin |
John Flaherty |
24 Sept to 26 Nov |
Ashtavakra Study |
Sun 3pm |
UK |
Nick Street |
28 Sept to 07 Dec |
Pancadashi Study |
Thurs 7.45pm |
UK |
Penelope Sapiro |
25 Sept to 04 Dec |
Panini - Laghusiddhanta Kaumudi (for more advanced students)
Level |
Local Time |
Location |
Tutor |
Course dates |
Chapter 4 |
Fri 12pm |
UK | Paul Douglas | 65 Sept to 05 Dec |
Chapter 12 |
Sun 1.45pm |
W Aust (6.45am UK) |
Jayanthi Balasubramaniam |
28 Sept to 07 Dec |
Chapter 33 |
Thurs 4pm |
W Aust (10am UK) |
Gai Kroczek |
25 Sept to 27 Nov |
Chapter 33 |
Sun 4.15pm |
UK |
Niall Mandal |
28 Sept to 30 Nov |
Times
UK timings are Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time.