[INDOLOGY] A new Sanskrit Reader

[George Thompson]

Dear List,

I think that Hans has been a little hard on Lanman.  He begins his reader
with easy epic passages like the Nala story,  and passages from the
Hitopadesa.  I agree with Patrick. A beginning reader should not attempt to
introduce students to all sorts of Sanskrit genres all at once.  When I was
a student at UC Berkeley some 35 years ago, the first text that we were
asked to read on our own was the Bhagavad Gita: we [Vedicists, at
least] called it baby Sanskrit.

Fortunately, we now have Gary Tubbs' introduction to "Scholastic Sanskrit:
A Manual for Students" that teaches students how to read Sanskrit
commentaries.

I look forward to Seeing Antonia's new Sanskrit Reader.

George Thompson

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Olivelle, J P via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> 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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> >>>
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