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Reading Sanskrit: A Complete Step-by-Step Introduction with Texts from the Buddhist Tradition
By: Luke Gibson
Reading Sanskrit, Luke Gibson
 
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Author: Luke Gibson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780231221238
Publication Date: 2025


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This textbook offers a fresh approach to learning Sanskrit, the ancient language at the heart of South Asia's vast religious, philosophical, and literary heritage. Designed for independent learners and classrooms alike, it provides a uniquely in-depth and immersive introduction to the language, exploring a rich selection of Sanskrit texts from the Buddhist tradition.

Unlike most textbooks, Reading Sanskrit devotes as much attention to the formation of individual words (morphology) as to the various, frequently unfamiliar ways those words combine to form sentences (syntax). This approach equips students with invaluable linguistic insights into Sanskrit usage and style, enabling them to engage more confidently with original Sanskrit texts.

Challenging topics are broken down into manageable sections and spread across multiple lessons. Each lesson includes plainly worded explanations, abundant annotated examples, and vocabulary notes providing the relevant cultural context needed to understand the ideas and narratives introduced in the exercises and readings. Audio recordings and other supplementary online resources help students improve their pronunciation and enhance accessibility further.

Reading Sanskrit draws from the Buddhist tradition's vast Sanskrit corpus to present a thematically coherent collection of texts covering a wide range of literary genres, including narrative, philosophical, and poetic writings. This unique choice of source material provides an engaging approach to language learning, immersing the student in one of the major strands of South Asian spirituality and culture while highlighting Buddhism's connection to other religious and literary traditions.

Reading Sanskrit: A Complete Step-by-Step Introduction with Texts from the Buddhist Tradition, Luke Gibson, Columbia University Press, Hardcover, 640 pages, $50.00

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