Sanskrit eBooks

Vaman Sivaram Apte (1858-1892) is an author well known to Sanskrit students. In spite of the short span of his life, i. e. 34 years, Apte’s scholarly output was remarkable. His Guide to Sanskrit Composition (1881) and his Sanskrit Dictionaries for use in schools and colleges hold the foremost place among books of their kind, […]

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This 2 volume set is an introductory text to Sanskrit grammar & literature. The author has included the cream of Sanskrit literature in every lesson so as to elevate the mind of the students to a high plane of morality and devotion and inspire it with a spirit of respect and reverence for all that […]

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Vyavaharikam Samskritam in 3 parts by Pramodvardhana Kaundinyayana Mimamsacharya of Nepal is intented to teach Sanskrit to the beginners in Sanskrit language. This series covers Sanskrit alphabets, declensions, subhashitas, stories, coversations, poems, sandhi, verb forms, samasas, pratyayas, etc. I am grateful to Ujjwol Lamichhane for kindly sending the pdf files of these books to me […]

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First Book of Sanskrit of R. G. Bhandarkar has been written in a style keeping in view of the needs of students as well as teachers. Each lesson consists of four parts: 1. Grammar 2. Sanskrit Sentences for Translation into English 3. English Sentences for Translation into Sanskrit 4. A Vocablary This book contains as […]

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Second Book of Sanskrit by R. G. Bhandarkar has been prepared exactly as per the plan of the First Book of Sanskrit, which the student is suppossed to have studied and mastered. Each lesson consists of four parts:- 1. Grammar 2. Sanskrit Sentences for Translation into English 3. English Sentences for Translationinto Sanskrit 4. A […]

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Malayalam transliteration & translation of one thousand Sanskrit sentences that will be much useful to those who wish to learn to speak in Sanskrit. This booklet is translation of a Sanskrit English booklet published by Samskrita Bharati, Bangalore. This booklet contains hundreds of sentences and words that are frequently used in different places and contexts […]

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“Speak Sanskrit the Easy Way”, published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, is an ideal primer for those who wish to learn to speak Sanskrit. This book is meant for those students who are at least familiar with the Devanagari script. The method introduced here for learning Sanskrit is natural, easy and effective. Extensive use of […]

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The students of Sanskrit often hesitate to use verbal forms while speaking or writing and prefer to use past and potential participles instead. This is because they are not sure whether a certain verbal form they are going to use is correct. Brihad Dhatu Rupavali by T. R. Krishnamacharya which gives all verbal forms of […]

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A Primer of Sanskrit Conversation authored by Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1824-’83), the founder of Aryasamaj, with a view to popularise Sanskrit. The author has provided simple sentences in Sanskrit which can be used by the students in various situations in life. For instance, there are sets of sentences meant to be used at home, school, […]

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A 405-page reader with 106 pages of Devanagari text from Vedic, epic, didactic and story literature, and from works on ritual and law. Although flawed by its orientalist lack of both sympathy for, and intimate knowledge of, the culture which gave rise to these texts, it is currently the only Sanskrit reader of its caliber. […]

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