Introduction:

The knowledge of Sanskrit is very helpful for anyone who is interested in delving into the original texts relating to various subjects from the Indian traditional knowledge systems. This language, however, is often presented as a difficult language to learn for many and moreover as a classical language of the past that is of no special relevance in the contemporary world. Those who have been exposed to it in school often regard it as nothing more than a scoring subject and have little appreciation for the various dimensions of the language

Introduction: Some Unique characteristics of Sanskrit, Revision of the main features of Part 1 of Introduction To Basic Spoken Sanskrit, Different verb forms, Daily vocabulary

Introduction of different declensions in the plural and tenses – 1, Daily Vocabulary, Poetic verses, conversations, and stories practice with various verbs in different moods and tenses, Summary of the Sentence structures using the plural with different questions introduction of a few more words ending with consonants and their declensions, An Alternative Conjugation of verbs, Dailyvocabulary, Poetic verses, conversations, and stories introduction to their different declensions in singular, dual, and plural, New verb forms, Daily Vocabulary, Poetic verses, conversations, and stories introduction to Sandhi, Vowel with vowel / Vowel with consonant / Consonant with consonant / Aspirant with vowel or consonant, Poeticverse, reading and comprehension, conversations.

Practice with a variety of word endings, various verbs in different moods and tenses, Summary of the Sentence structures using the plural with different questions

The best resource for learning any language is speaking and listening to the language as much as possible. What we can do is first learn the basics from Sanskrit Bharati or Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan and start speaking the basic language. Though, there are many good answers already for this question covering different resources such as books. One very important resource which I believe missing here is Youtube. The main reason why this is one of the most effective ways to learn Sanskrit is the revered guru-shishya tradition in Vedic learning, also known as the ‘shruti’ tradition which essentially means learning by listening to one’s guru.

Now, comes the serious part. Sanskrit is a serious language, complex and very well constructed as it is named. It cannot be learned without knowing the rules of grammar. Start taking professional classes at Sanskrit University. Learn the rules of grammar, Ashtadhyayi, and go on to learn shlokas from Amara Kosha. Without that, no matter how much you dedicate yourself to the language, you will have to rely on translations of epics, Puranas, Vedas, etc. If you know the grammar, you can literally read Puranas like you read storybooks. The language today, for me, has become so much more interesting and fun than it was before.

The best and free Sanskrit courses and classes online are: – 

1. Udemy (Sanskrit for Beginners)
2. Mobile Apps 
3. Youtube 
4. Google
5.  Books/Novels 
6. International Institute of Vedic Sciences

Well, we all know that the backbone of every language, hands down, is GRAMMAR! So go ahead, pick up our 8th standard Sanskrit book (Yeah, don’t underestimate it, it has really good basic grammar to get started with all the Vibhakti pratyaya tables, Parts of speech, Sentence structures, etc ). I highly recommend going through 8,9 and 10th standard Sanskrit books. It covers the basic Vyakarana (grammar) and gives you a rough idea of how to frame small sentences, questions in Sanskrit. Those books also have small stories, poems, and my personal favorite – Subhashitmalas !! The point is after you are done with reading and remembering all the grammar tables given in the book, you can start reading the chapters one by one and try to understand them. Trust me, you surely will understand those and it’s fun!

Also while doing this, keep a small Sanskrit dictionary handy if possible. (I know google is there to rescue but a dictionary is more fun!. Also, while doing grammar, try to converse with someone, or maybe with yourself in Sanskrit if grammar seems a little heavy. It will also help you in learning a language naturally.