Sanskrit is one of the ancient languages of the world. Learning it is not only a historical journey, but also an experience, which is joyful and fulfilling at the same time. I am including some of the web resources here to learn, practice or continue to enrich one's Sanskrit language.
Beginner Sanskrit Tools:
University of British Columbia's web page has the most basic introduction to the language. This site also follows the Chapter layout of 'Devavani Pravesika," by Robert P. Goldman and Sally Sutherland Goldman, a most helpful introduction to Sanskrit language.
www.ubcsanskrit.ca
There are also a number of voluntary organizations dedicated to learning Sanskrit. Check the following links,
Samskritabharati: This organization offers classes at various locations, including summer camps, and other events.
www.samskritabharatiusa.org
Speaksanskrit: This website offers a fun and activity-filled learning resources for Sanskrit. This website also hosts Visvavani, a Sanskrit magazine with contributions from university students across the USA.
www.speaksanskrit.org
Samskritavarshini: This website offers activities, links to spoken Sanskrit videos hosted on youtube, and links to All India Radio news in Sanskrit, and Sanskrit Newspapers published in India.
Although parts of the video are in Hindi, this is the most comprehensive resource for improving
listening comprehension and practicing spoken Sanskrit.
www.samskritavarshini.org
Elementary Sanskrit Tools:
The following is a site hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, Sanskrit Department. It has stories, electronic tools for grammar.
http://sanskrit.jnu.ac.in/elearning/mainpage.html
The following site provides a very nice introduction to Sanskrit. A very good resource for anyone interested in improving their Sanskrit comprehension.
http://warnemyr.com/skrgram/
The following online site is hosted by IIT Madras. It follows a basic chapter layout to introduce Sanskrit, a useful resource for learning Sanskrit.
http://www.acharya.gen.in:8080/sanskrit/lessons.php
Intermediate Sanskrit Tools:
Advanced Sanskrit Tools:
The following is hosted by the University of Texas. It introduces and explains ancient Sanskrit very efficiently.
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/eieol/vedol-0-X.html
Sanskrit dictionary App for IPad and iPhone
This is a paid app though, there are also other free dictionary services available.
The app, developed in the Harvard Innovation Lab, combines three major dictionaries that are commonly used by scholars of Sanskrit--Monier-Williams, Apte, and Macdonell. In addition, references from dhatu-patha (a collection of verbal roots with final forms) are also provided, when available. All words can be searched using a Devanagari keyboard. Once downloaded, the app does not require internet access to operate.
More Information: http://www.tinyurl.com/sanskrit-app
If you missed the announcement about the classical Hindi app for iOS and Android, you can learn about it here: http://tinyurl.com/hindi-app
For Translation of Sanskrit and learning grammar
https://dharmamitra.org
