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SANSKRIT IS RICH

 

Sanskrit is rich in vocabulary, in literature, in thoughts and ideas, and rich in meanings and values. Sanskrit literature offers an expansive view of human nature and its role in creation. In this era of unprecedented change and uncertainty, it can be a valuable tool to assess and look afresh at society.

 

Sanskrit stands close to the root of English and most other European languages, classical and modern. Many English words are related to words and word forms that also exist in Sanskrit. Its study illuminates their grammar and etymology.

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AUSTRALASIAN SANSKRIT WEEK 

7  to 15 January 2027

 

'Mahratta(opens in new tab)'
25 Fox Valley Road Wahroonga
NSW Australia

 

Discover for yourself the transformative power of the original language of the Vedas. Come and join like-minded students in the study of a few verses from the Upaniṣads, presented in its original language.

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We offer study mornings each term, usually including a beginners and an advanced stream. To access information about our SANSKRIT EVENTS, please visit our WHAT'S ON page.

 

For information about SANSKRIT COURSES, please click on the tabs below.

WHY SANSKRIT

Due to the way in which its grammar was fixed by grammarians like Pāṇini, Sanskrit has one of the most extensive literatures of all languages. It introduces students to vast epics, profound scripture, subtle philosophy, voluminous mythology, exquisite poetry and much else. Study of these works offers a student a wider perspective to enable a better understanding of their own tradition, but also shows them which questions and insights are shared across cultures.

“The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists; there is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Gothic and the Celtic, though blended with a very different idiom, had the same origin with the Sanscrit; and the old Persian might be added to the same family.”
– Sir William Jones (Anglo-Welsh philologist, Orientalist, and jurist).

SANSKRIT COURSES

The following courses are on offer in Term 3, 2026. Please click on the course name for more information and to register.

AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN SANSKRIT: CITY OF THE GODS - TERM 3(opens in new tab)

The new introductory course in Sanskrit will continue moving on to the third term. The course will build on the knowledge and fluency with the alphabet, the development of words and sentences, vocabulary, rules of Grammar and will introduce some new prayers.

Two groups: Wednesdays from September 16, 8:00am to 9:15am and Saturdays from September 19, 8:00am to 9:15am. 

SANSKRIT: THE STORIES OF KRISHNA - TERM 3(opens in new tab)

The third term of a systematic one year course, based on the Sanskrit textbooks, “The Stories of Krishna, Parts 1 and 2” by Warwick and Elena Jessup, will commence on Saturday September 19.

The course is offered to Middle and Senior School students who wish to revitalize and extend their knowledge of Sanskrit.

VEDIC STUDY Register by contacting Catherine Lennox on 0407 747 742.

‘the Vedas need to be nurtured and preserved’ H.H. 2019/2.7 
A well-established Sanskrit group who have embarked on a long-term study of the Praśna Upanișad. 

When:         Fridays from September 25, 8:30am to 9:45am AEST
Where:       Online via Zoom
Cost:           Free of charge 
For:             Current students in the school. Sanskrit experience required.
Pre-requisite: Ability to use a Sanskrit-English dictionary and A Practical Aid for the Study of Sanskrit Dhātus ”