A new project for learning Sanskrit through stories

[Amara Hasa]

सर्वेभ्यो नमो नमः,

We are creating a free online library of Sanskrit books for learners of all levels and tastes. All of our books have word-for-word translations to establish meaning, and our simpler books also have cheerful illustrations and sentence-by-sentence translations so that beginners can feel confident in what they are learning.

Our library is based on the principles of modern second language acquisition research, which strongly recommend the following:

1. focusing on input (reading and listening) over output (writing and speaking), drilling, memorization, or any form of conscious study;
   
   
2. using grammar only as a tool for clarifying unclear input, rather than as a major focus of study or as a syllabus around which our stories are organized;
   
   
3. using a smaller ("sheltered") vocabulary with full ("unsheltered") use of grammar overall, including different verb forms and sandhi; and
   
   
4. letting learners choose what kinds of content they read and engage with.
   

With our library, we want to provide learners of all levels with copious, compelling and comprehensible input, since this is the true basis of acquiring a language and developing fluency. In time, we hope to make Sanskrit one of the easiest languages in the world to learn.

Here is the link: https://en.amarahasa.com/

We look forward to your comments and questions.

[vishal jaiswal]

Excellent initiative, dhanyavaad !!

Vishal

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[Aadithi Karnam]

Excellent initiative! Thank you for sharing

🙏🙏

Regards

Ravi

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[devmadhav]

Namaste,

Very Nobel Initiative. Saw your website. Need reach to all social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, whatsapp and Telegram. If you want I can help you in volunteering in free time.

Dhanyavada

Madhwaraj

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[krishna murthy]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING A WONDERFUL PROJECT.

VERY MUCH USEFUL FOR SANSKRIT LOVERS.

WITH BEST WISHES

 KRISHNA MURTHY

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[Sonaali Mishra]

बहुत ही अच्छा कदम! 

धन्यवाद

शुक्र, 12 फ़र॰ 2021 को 6:07 pm बजे को krishna murthy <mkmur...@gmail.com> ने लिखा:

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[Anunad Singh]

A great online project that complements (completes) the offline efforts of Sanskrit Bharati. Hope it will take important ideas from other well researched language learning sites/projects while keeping the special nature of Sanskrit.

-- anunAda

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