Sanskrit
Learn to read Sanskrit on our Classical Languages courses at Build.
Photo: Wellcome Library, London [cropped]
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A taster of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
Course Date: Thu 2 Aug 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAn introduction to Patanjali’s Yogasutras, the foundational text of yoga.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Sanskrit: an introduction for absolute beginners at the British Museum
Course Date: Fri 14 Sep 2018
Location on this date: The British MuseumThis eight-week course, presented in partnership between the British Museum and Build, uses British Museum objects related to ancient South Asia to provide a foundation in the sacred language of Sanskrit.Full fee: £279.00Senior fee: £223.00Concession: £170.00 -
Sanskrit level 2: module 1
Course Date: Mon 24 Sep 2018
Location on this date: EC EustonAn introduction to the basics of Sanskrit grammar. You'll learn to construct simple sentences and read Bhagvad Gita verses and short prose sections from Sanskrit texts.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Sanskrit level 1: module 1
Course Date: Thu 27 Sep 2018
Location on this date: EC EustonBy the end of this module you will be able to read and write fairly complex sentences in the present and imperfect tense; understand and apply a range of noun declensions, thematic and athematic verb conjugations in the present system; you would have analysed and translated 15-20 verses from the ancient texts.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
Course Date: Thu 27 Sep 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe understanding of yoga today seems to be limited to postures, flexibility and the physical and mental tenacity they are said to bestow. The philosophical fundament is largely unknown to modern practitioners. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the foundational text of yoga, provides a blueprint for liberation. It sets out an ontology, epistemology, praxis - a soteriological pathway to the ultimate goal. This course is an introduction to the philosophical foundation of yoga.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £71.00Concession: £54.00 -
Sanskrit Vedic chanting: module 1
Course Date: Fri 28 Sep 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetVac (speech) has been deified in Sanskrit culture since the time of the Rigveda. Properly articulated, Vedic scriptures are considered mystical and liberating. In this class we will learn Vedic recitation (mantroccarana) techniques from the Taittiriya school of the Yajurveda. Purifying pronunciation (uccarana-shuddhi) being the first step, texts for chanting will be taken from Vedic samhitas, brahmanas and upanisads. Bhakti literature and yoga mantras will be part of the corpus.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00 -
Sanskrit: an introduction for beginners
Course Date: Tue 17 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn about one of the most ancient Indo-European languages in the world. Get a taste of its grammar and begin to access the Bhagavad Gita, epics and yoga texts in the original language of their composition.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £35.00