Sanskrit Grammar Fundamentals — Online Classes

• Learners who have completed a beginner course and want solid foundations
• School and college students who want to strengthen grammar beyond their syllabus
• Shloka and scripture learners who want to understand how the words fit together
• Self-taught learners who can read but feel unsure of the grammar

• Ability to read Devanagari
• A small starting vocabulary and simple present-tense sentences are helpful, and are revised at the start

• The seven cases and the vocative, and what each one expresses
• Noun declensions for the most common word types
• Verb conjugation in the main tenses and moods
• How words relate to the action in a sentence (kāraka)
• Sandhi: how sounds change when words meet, and how to split them again
• An introduction to compounds, common suffixes and indeclinables

1. 01Nouns and cases

   • Gender, number and case
   • Declension of a-ending masculine and neuter nouns, and ā-ending feminine nouns
   • Further declensions: i- and u-endings, and common consonant-ending words
   • Pronouns

2. 02Verbs

   • Person and number
   • Present (laṭ), future (lṛṭ) and past (laṅ)
   • Imperative (loṭ) and potential (vidhiliṅ)
   • Parasmaipada and ātmanepada

3. 03The sentence

   • Kāraka: agent, object, instrument and the rest
   • Adjective agreement
   • Active and passive constructions

4. 04Sandhi

   • Vowel sandhi
   • Visarga sandhi
   • Common consonant sandhi
   • Splitting sandhi in a line of text

5. 05Word formation

   • Introduction to compounds (samāsa) and their main types
   • Frequently used suffixes such as ktvā, tumun and kta
   • Prefixes and indeclinables

The order and depth of topics are adjusted to your level and purpose. A learner preparing to read verses will spend longer on sandhi and compounds; a school student will follow the school syllabus.

• You can identify the case, number and gender of a noun and the tense and person of a verb
• You can construct correct sentences across the main tenses
• You can split common sandhi and recognise the main compound types
• You have the grammar needed to begin reading and translating simple texts

• Live, interactive classes: you read, speak and write in every session.
• Explanations in English or Hindi, whichever you prefer.
• Short practice tasks between classes, reviewed at the start of the next one.
• Regular revision of earlier material.
• Doubts answered on WhatsApp between classes.

• Practice exercises reviewed in class, with feedback on recurring errors.
• Reading aloud and speaking tasks in every session.
• A short review at the end of each stage to decide what to study next. There is no pass or fail.

The total number of classes is planned with you. As a guide, learners progress best with regular live classes each week and a short period of practice on most days — reading aloud, revising forms or reciting. The weekly plan is agreed in the counselling session.

• Each topic begins with example sentences, followed by the rule, followed by your own sentences.
• Tables of forms are built up gradually and revised on a regular cycle.
• Written exercises are corrected in detail, with attention to recurring errors.
• Grammar is applied to real lines of text as early as possible.
• Explanations in English or Hindi, with traditional terms introduced alongside.

• One-to-one

  Private classes at your own pace, scheduled around you.

• Small group

  A small batch that follows a structured plan together.

Duration

Planned with you in the free counselling session, according to your current level and goal.

Fees depend on the course and on whether you choose one-to-one or small-group classes. Please contact us for current fees.