Typical situation outside India: One completes a Sanskrit class (in 2--4 terms) and does not know how to bridge the gap between one's knowledge and what is needed to read philosophical texts autonomously. What can one do? Typically a combination of the following ones: 1/3
1. One reads a lot on one's own (e.g., one picks up a text like the Nyāyabhāṣya and reads it side-by-side with a translation like Matthew Dasti's translation of the Nyāyasūtra and Bhāṣya)
2. One sits in as many classes as possible with teachers reading texts 2/3
2. One sits in as many classes as possible with teachers reading texts 2/3
(like in the Sanskrit Reading Room)
3. One reads with colleagues (like in 1, but possibly more fun)
4. Do 1--3 plus add secondary literature, such as Tubb and Boose's "Scholastic Sanskrit"
So, basically, try to read as much as possible. For me, 1 alone would not have worked. 3/3
3. One reads with colleagues (like in 1, but possibly more fun)
4. Do 1--3 plus add secondary literature, such as Tubb and Boose's "Scholastic Sanskrit"
So, basically, try to read as much as possible. For me, 1 alone would not have worked. 3/3
As suggested by @adheesh1, please add:
5. Take a class on Spoken Sanskrit and make the basics automatic (especially if you are an aural learning type). 4/4
5. Take a class on Spoken Sanskrit and make the basics automatic (especially if you are an aural learning type). 4/4
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