[INDOLOGY] A new Sanskrit Reader

[Antonia Ruppel]

Dear all,

Thank you so much for taking the time to send such thoughtful replies, both
on- and off-list.

All suggestions you have made will be very useful. I am hoping to have an
online component (i.e. texts annotated in the same way as those in the
printed part, but made available for free as supplementary pdfs), which
should make it possible to have room even for less standard texts.

It has been said by many of you, but: this list is a kalpataru indeed.

All the very best from London,
     Antonia

On 13 June 2017 at 21:15, Olivelle, J P <jpo at austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

> Let us remember that Lanman was a reader to help first and second year
> students enter the world of Sanskrit. Making the new text an anthology of
> all Sanskrit texts will defeat its purpose. I think it is better to give
> samples of different “genre” of Sanskrit literature rather than texts from
> different “fields” of literature. Finally, Dr. Ruppel will have to exercise
> judgement about what will be useful from a student’s perspective.
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jun 13, 2017, at 2:46 PM, Jean-Michel Delire via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
> >
> > And, why not, some excerpts from mathematical or astronomical
> literature. Mathematics in Sanskrit are not as uneasy as they are reputed.
> See my recent Les mathématiques de l'autel védique (
> http://www.droz.org/france/fr/6416-9782600013826.html) for the most
> ancient texts, but also Aryabhata's and Bhaskara's works (as edited and
> translated by François Patte), as well as some mathematics from Kerala.
> Please contact us for more details.
> >
> > Best wishes for your work,
> >
> > Dr Jean Michel Delire,
> > Lecturer on Science and Civilization in India - Sanskrit Texts,
> University of Brussels
> >
> >
> >> Dear Antonia,
> >>
> >> Inevitably, we all will recommend you add texts belonging to our field
> of
> >> research.... I personally would like to see some excerpts from medical
> and
> >> alchemical literature included. And, as a crowd pleaser, perhaps some
> ha?ha
> >> yoga texts?
> >>
> >> Very best,
> >> Dagmar
> >>
> >> On 12 June 2017 at 22:03, Antonia Ruppel via INDOLOGY <
> >> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dear all,
> >>>
> >>> I just received a contract to write a new intermediate Sanskrit Reader
> --
> >>> a 21st-century Lanman, if you will. Its aims will be to help students
> apply
> >>> and practice their grammar knowledge, increase their vocabulary and
> their
> >>> reading stamina, and give them a taste of a broader variety of Sanskrit
> >>> textual genres.
> >>>
> >>> Each text extract will be up to about ten pages long and come with an
> >>> introduction, as well as grammar and vocabulary notes on every page.
> >>> Several members of this list have already very kindly made excellent
> >>> suggestions for texts or text excerpts that they would like to see
> included
> >>> in the Reader; but given the wonderful breadth and enormous collective
> >>> experience of this list, I would like to ask all of you: are there any
> >>> texts or even specific passages that you have always wished existed in
> a
> >>> format suited for presentation to intermediate students?
> >>>
> >>> The more broadly useful the Reader might prove to the members of our
> field
> >>> who are involved in Sanskrit instruction, the better; so if you have
> any
> >>> suggestions or ideas, I would love to hear them. I am of course very
> happy
> >>> to give credit to anyone who shares their thoughts with me.
> >>>
> >>> If you have any questions about how I am intending to structure the
> >>> Reader, what I am so far planning to include etc, please don't
> hesitate to
> >>> ask.
> >>>
> >>> All the best,
> >>>   Antonia
> >>>
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