What does naturally spoken Samskritam sound like ? What should we aspire to ?
१ Shri K S Maheshwaran provides a wonderful example of technical argumentation in Samskritam
The language used is nuanced & brilliant, yet understandable to संस्कृतम् students
For folks used to Greek/Roman logic & philosophy, Nyaya & Mimamsa debates provide a brilliant counterpoint of how sophisticated, precise language is used in Indian philosophy
For the full session, see here
२ Vid.Soti Nagaraja Sharma provides a tour-de-force overview of the underpinnings of संस्कृतम् & संस्कृति
Covering Shruti-smriti-purana-itihasya-kavya….
Brilliant in its simplicity & flow of language and the examples highlighted
See the full version below. Well worth a listen!
३ Shri Chamu Krishna Shastry, the Samskrita Bharati founder gives a passionate talk in सरल Samskritam about the importance of संस्कृतम्
Even relatively new students of Samskritam will understand and appreciate this heartfelt speech
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४ Jagadguru Vasudevacharya Vidyabhaskar Swami
A veritable torrent of polished संस्कृतम् phrases tumbling out highlighting the power of देवभाषा।
For नूतनछात्राः, you can follow the almost poetic rhetoric if you listen carefully
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५ Prof. Gajendra Panda delivers a wonderful & thrilling introduction to Kalidasa’s Kumarasambhavam
A sneak peek into the scale, scope, brilliance & beauty of Kalidasa – a reason sufficient by itself to learn संस्कृतम्।
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६ Dr. Ganesh Ishwar Bhatt expounds on सत्कार्यवादः in beautiful संस्कृतम्।
Quite an interesting one for students of Philosophy – the careful way in which arguments are laid out is a treat to hear and appreciate
For the full session
७ Shri P R Vasudevan discusses the first ब्रह्मसूत्रम् – अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा and Shankara’s commentary on that verse in effortless flowing संस्कृतम्।
A complex topic – made understandable by minutely analysing each & every aspect
For full lecture
८ Jagadguru Sri Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Sannidhanam debates during the Sri Mahaganapati Vakyartha Vidwat Sabha
९ Shri K S Maheswaran of Madras Sanskrit College shows once again how highly technical topics are conveyed in simple संस्कृतम्।
Listen to it भोः!
Its a travesty to read भारतीय philosophies (Mimamsa/Nyaya etc) in English
Get to the source!
The full video is here
१० @KoiralaSanskrit has a wonderful series of videos and talks in Samskritam on Youtube
His Samskritam is effortless and a joy to hear..
Here is one example
११ @udayanah teaches on Samskritam topics in Samskritam
Here is a wonderful course [in Samskritam] on Tarka/Nyaya basics
१२ Vyoma has a full curriculum of topics in Samskritam taught by excellent teachers
Here is a world class example by Vidushi Sowmya Krishnapur on how Samskritam should be taught in Samskritam using simple, high impact, real world language
Check this lecture
पठतु संस्कृतम्। जयतु भारतम्
Namaskaraha All gems! Heard before without understanding. Vidushi natvam one single video is worth to clear all doubts. Pranam for collating All gems and making it into a single valuable garland / necklace with studded gems . One day I hope I shall reply in perfect grammatically correct Samskrut.
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