Introduction:

Most learners of the Sanskrit language have the desire to be proficient or even just learn how to read and write it. But Sanskrit isn’t “that easy” to learn, especially if you don’t have the ideal resources for learning. There are various books or courses which cost time and money, not to mention, you’ll be required to do a lot of homework. This traditional method of learning, similar to modern universities, will feel like pressure pushing down on you while you are trying to learn.

Sanskrit is not a non-Scheduled language. It is one of the languages in the Eighth Schedule and is also an official language in Uttarakhand. There are people who would probably like to proclaim it a dead language. “Dead” is an imprecise term in the context of languages.

Offline Sanskrit source:

• Samskritabharati is an organization of volunteers who are committed to Sanskrit, and they conduct free Sanskrit classes. They have many years of experience at this and teach spoken Sanskrit without going through an intimidating grammar-only approach. Look at Samskrit in your locality and see if there are any upcoming classes in your area. If not (the website is not very properly updated), contact Samskrita Bharati and ask if they are conducting any. Even if they have nothing planned, if you have about 10-20 students, they are often willing to come and teach at your place (for free).
• A set of recorded classes by Samskrita Bharati (commissioned and published by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, and sold by the RSkS at Rs 1200 for 30 DVDs). You may also be able to do a Google search for the title “Sanskrit Bhasha Shikshanam” and see some of the videos as a sample.
• If you are interested in certificate courses and degree/pg courses, I encourage you to look at the Risks distance education program offered by Mukta swadhyaya Peetham. They offer certificate courses of short duration or undergrad and graduate degrees in Sanskrit. 

Is Sanskrit easy to learn?

Absolutely! With precise and solid grammar rules, the Sanskrit language is comparatively quite easy to learn. All you need is devotion and commitment towards the language and in no time you’ll be able to understand and speak the Sanskrit language.

How many years old is the Sanskrit language?

There are many claims on this topic; some say it was initially spoken in the region of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) around 8000 to 9000 years ago. However it reached India around 6000 years ago, hence it can be said that the language in India is around 6000 years old.

How hard is it to learn the Sanskrit language?

Sanskrit is not a hard language, at least compared to other foreign languages. Learning Sanskrit is easy and beautiful, you just need a good teacher and a constant practice of Sanskrit, with that it will take you only a year to learn Sanskrit decently.

Conclusion:

You can study Sanskrit either for free or not. If you study online for free, it doesn’t mean that your learning is limited. Well, YES, it might be limited ONLY for THAT website… not for ALL websites. That means, if you’re already done with the free courses on a website, then move to the next website that offers paid Sanskrit lessons.