[INDOLOGY] new Sanskrit textbook (+ videos, flashcards, posters)
Antonia Ruppel
rhododaktylos at gmail.com
Fri Oct 23 23:56:24 UTC 2026
Dear all,
Apologies for sending around something that likely is relevant to only some
of you.
You may already know my Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit; given I have
been back in Germany for the past couple of years and have been teaching in
German, I have written a German-medium textbook, and that has now finally
come out. It is accompanied by a complete set of videos and online
flashcards, as well as by various grammar posters and overview handouts.
I published it directly via Amazon, which is morally questionable, but
otherwise so much easier than the traditional route. Until the end of the
month, I can sell it at production cost. It also means I fully retain the
copyright, and I am very happy to give my raw files to anyone here who
would like to translate and adapt the book into a language that does not
have its own Sanskrit textbook yet (I have created an informal translation
of the book into English, and translation efforts into Farsi and Spanish
are already underway: let me know if you want to join).
All relevant links included below. Any questions or requests for resources
you may want to have for your introductory Sanskrit classes (incl. in
English, of course), please let me know?
All my best,
Antonia
The books are available wherever there is Amazon:
Textbook: ISBN 979-8172136658
Workbook: ISBN 979-8177455945
The videos are available on YouTube (
https://www.youtube.com/@Study_Sanskrit/playlists, playlist 'Sanskrit auf
Deutsch') and on Vimeo (which requires login and, if you are in the EU, a
one-time proof of age, but does not insert ads into the videos; email me
for the access links).
The flashcards are available on brainscape.com: open a free account, and
with that open in one browser tab, click on these links:
Vocab: https://www.brainscape.com/p/16X72-LH-DR8XO
Nominal forms: https://www.brainscape.com/p/16X72-LH-D195V
Verb forms: https://www.brainscape.com/p/16X72-LH-D19DX
(If you're using the Brainscape app, you still need to unlock these on the
website.)
For pdfs of the posters (nagari; nominals; verbs; sandhi) and other
overview handouts, just email me.
I will teach a course based on these materials starting in January:
https://www.antoniaruppel.de/sanskrit/
--
Dr Antonia Ruppel FRAS
Lehrbeauftragte, Lehrstuhl für vergleichende und indogermanische
Sprachwissenschaft, LMU München
<https://www.indogermanistik.uni-muenchen.de/index.html>
Lecturer in Sanskrit, Latin and Ancient Greek, and Director of the Sanskrit
Advanced Certificate Program, Yogic Studies <http://www.yogicstudies.com>
The Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit: cambridge-sanskrit.org
An Introductory Sanskrit Reader: brill.com/sanskrit
The Sanskrit Studies Podcast: sanskritstudiespodcast.com
aliquando et insanire iucundum (Sen. Tranq. XVII.10)
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