संस्कृतम्
Language courses
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is the ancient and classical literary language of South Asia—the vehicle of the Vedas, the Upaniṣads, the epics, and a vast philosophical, grammatical, poetic, and scientific tradition spanning three thousand years.
See the coursesOur curriculum strives to be the most comprehensive online Sanskrit program in the world. From Devanāgarī to Kālidāsa, progress through our flagship series in Classical, Epic, Vedic, and Modern Spoken Sanskrit—taught by leading scholars, designed for students, researchers, and lifelong readers.
The curriculum
Your path through Sanskrit
Foundations
Self-paced introductions to the script and to Sanskrit for yoga practitioners.
- SKT 100a | The Devanāgarī Seminar Dr. Seth Powell
- SKT 100b | Sanskrit for Yogis Dr. Seth Powell
Elementary
A full year of Classical Sanskrit grammar in three live terms.
- SKT 101 | Elementary Sanskrit I Dr. Antonia Ruppel
- SKT 102 | Elementary Sanskrit II Dr. Antonia Ruppel
- SKT 103 | Elementary Sanskrit III Dr. Antonia Ruppel
Intermediate
Read the epics, narrative literature, and the Bhagavadgītā, and begin speaking Sanskrit.
- SKT 201 | Intermediate Sanskrit I: The Bhagavadgītā Dr. Antonia Ruppel
- SKT 202 | Intermediate Sanskrit II: The Rāmāyaṇa Dr. Antonia Ruppel
- SKT 203 | Intermediate Sanskrit III: Sanskrit Narratives Dr. Antonia Ruppel
- SKT 204 | Spoken Sanskrit I Dr. Varun Khanna
- SKT 206 | Reading the Devīmāhātmya Dr. Anya Golovkova
Advanced
Philosophy, Vedic Sanskrit, Pāṇinian grammar, and kāvya, for students with a solid grounding in the language.
- SKT 301 | Pātañjalayogaśāstra I: Samādhi Pāda Dr. Philipp Maas
- SKT 302 | Pātañjalayogaśāstra II: Sādhana Pāda Dr. Philipp Maas
- SKT 303 | Vedic Sanskrit I: An Introduction Dr. Caley Smith
- SKT 304 | Vedic Sanskrit II: Defense Against the Dark Arts Dr. Caley Smith
- SKT 305 | Pāṇinian Grammar I: An Introduction Dr. Varun Khanna
- SKT 306 | Pāṇinian Grammar II Dr. Varun Khanna
- SKT 307 | Kāvya: Meghadūta of Kālidāsa Dr. Antonia Ruppel
- SKT 308 | Pātañjalayogaśāstra III: Vibhūti Pāda Dr. Philipp Maas
- SKT 309 | Pātañjalayogaśāstra IV: Kaivalya Pāda Dr. Philipp Maas
Graduate seminar
The capstone of the Sanskrit Advanced Certificate Program.
- SKT 501 | Sanskrit Graduate Seminar Dr. Antonia Ruppel
Faculty
Meet your Sanskrit instructors
Dr. Antonia M. Ruppel
Lecturer in Sanskrit, Latin and Ancient Greek, and Director of the Sanskrit Advanced Certificate Program, Yogic Studies
Dr. Caley Smith
S&R Palvia Endowed Veetraag Vigyaan Professor in Jain Studies at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia
Advanced Certificate Program
Sanskrit Advanced Certificate Program (SACP)
Earn a certificate as you go: these courses count as credits toward the SACP.
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