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Spoken Sanskrit Online Crash Course | June 2026

Live and Interactive Online Course


  • An all-new course of Spoken Sanskrit with more diverse topics covered in an amazing class like interactive environment.

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Registration Cost: USD $125
USD $90/-


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This online course gives you a taste of the glorious ancient Indian civilisation by teaching you to speak in Sanskrit! Sanskrit is the language of Veda and wisdom. A key for understanding the literature written during the golden phase of India. If you learn to speak Sanskrit, you get a solid launchpad to prepare to understand the complex grammar system of the language, explore the plethora of Sanskrit vocabulary. This course, designed for beginners of the language, will give you a foundation knowledge of the Sanskrit language. If you wish to speak in Sanskrit language and get a chance to relive the ancient Indian culture, this course is for you!

What You Will Learn

Build your own sentences in Sanskrit that you can use on a day to day basis

Learn vocabulary and phrases that you can use immediately

Perfect for the complete beginner with no Sanskrit knowledge

Speak from the very first lesson

Learn to use the most common Sanskrit expressions and phrases

with Sharvari Pitale

Sharvari Pitale is a visiting faculty member teaching Vedanta Philosophy at the University of Mumbai. With eight years of teaching experience across diverse cultural backgrounds, she has a rare gift for making Sanskrit - often considered forbiddingly difficult - approachable, joyful and alive. From retirees in Pune to professionals in California, hundreds of students credit her patient, pictorial and encouraging teaching method for finally removing the hesitation and making them feel completely at ease with the language they always wanted to learn. Sharvari was a topper of the Diploma and Bachelor's programmes in Sanskrit and holds a Masters in Sanskrit specialising in Vedanta from University of Mumbai.

Starting from : 15th June 2026

June

15

  • 1.5-Hour Class Mon to Fri

  • A Series of 10 Classes

  • 7:30 pm to 9 pm IST

Check your local time here


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Registration Cost: USD $125
USD $90/-


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Live Sessions

Interact with the tutor and ask questions in a live video call

Duration

10-day duration. Live-Interactive class every weekday evening - India time

Never Miss a Class

Recorded lectures available for the duration of 6 months

Certificate

Everyone gets a Certificate of Participation!

Prerequisite: You should speak at least one Indian language!
13+ age group is preferred in this course.

What the participants say...!

I wish to thank you for the wonderful Spoken Sanskrit course. I liked the structure and content of the course very much. The teacher also conducted the course in a brilliant manner. I have been associated with foreign language studies since the early-mid 1980s. I often was unhappy with the Indian language teaching for non-native students (be it day-to-day languages or Sanskrit). I find your efforts commendable, and wish to thank you for that.

- Shrirang Mirajkar, from September 2023 Batch
Interactive nature of the course with daily relevant home work (which was meticulously corrected - very important). Professor Sharvari ji 's excellent teaching abilities, patience with a smile and her obvious love of teaching as a profession. Course structure nicely and thoughtfully organized.

- Kashyap N.Thakore, from May 2026 Batch
The course was very interactive which is very necessary for learning any language. The teacher took a lot of initiative to involve every participant. The class notes were very useful in revising what has been taught and learnt.

- P R Chandrasekharan, from April 2026 Batch
Now I can read Sanskrit shloka. So for me course is most useful and valuable.

- Abhay Arvind Joshi, from April 2026 Batch
The Practice exercises, where each of us got a chance to speak in rotation. Being able to implement and speak in small Sanskrit sentences was very motivating!

- Dipti Dhankani, from February 2021 Batch
This was the 1st time I have tried learning Sanskrit and it was done in a very student friendly way. The notes were very useful and will serve us always while practicing.

- Manisha Arte, from February 2021 Batch
Sharvari Mam has explained every topic very nicely, I told her that if this was the way of teaching when we were in school, things would have been different - I may haev done post-graduation in Sanskrit! Anyway, better late than never. Thanks a lot Open Pathshala!

- Anuradha Bhandarkar, from May 2026 Batch
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Curriculum

    A very practical and playful course that involves the following topics:

  • Introducing Yourself, Your Friend or a Family Member:परिचयः, सर्वनामानि (सः - कः) | paricayaḥ, sarvanāmāni (saḥ - kaḥ)

  • Indicating Possession, Location and Source of Things, etc - Vibhaktis:षष्ठी विभक्तिः, सप्तमी विभक्तिः - कुत्र? द्वितीया विभक्तिः, पञ्चमी विभक्तिः, तृतीया विभक्तिः, चतुर्थी विभक्तिः | ṣaṣṭhī vibhaktiḥ, saptamī vibhaktiḥ - kutra? dvitīyā vibhaktiḥ, pañcamī vibhaktiḥ, tṛtīyā vibhaktiḥ, caturthī vibhaktiḥ

  • Numbers, Days of the Week:संख्या, संख्यावाचकविशेषणानि वासराः - अद्य, श्वः | saṃkhyā, saṃkhyāvācakaviśeṣaṇāni vāsarāḥ - adya, śvaḥ

  • Time Telling, Describing Routine: घटी, दैनंदिनी | ghaṭī, dainaṃdinī

  • Present Tense and Simple Verbs:क्रियापदानि - वर्तमानकालः अस्ति - नास्ति अस्मि - स्मः | kriyāpadāni - vartamānakālaḥ asti - nāsti asmi - smaḥ

  • Past Tense and Simple Future Tense: भूतकालः, स्म, भविष्यत्कालः | bhūtakālaḥ, sma, bhaviṣyatkālaḥ

  • Forming Questions: सप्तककाराः | saptakakārāḥ

  • Food Item Names, Colors, Tastes: भोजनसम्बन्धी शब्दाः, वर्णाः, रुचयः | bhojanasambandhī śabdāḥ, varṇāḥ, rucayaḥ

  • Short Story and Simple Shlokas Comprehension: कथा, कल्पनाविस्तरणम् | kathā, kalpanāvistaraṇam

  • Vocabulary and Frequently Used Sentences: वस्तुपरिचयः, व्यावहारिकशब्दाः, शब्दसंग्रहः, व्यावहारिकवाक्यप्रयोगाः, अत्र - तत्र | vastuparicayaḥ, vyāvahārikaśabdāḥ, śabdasaṃgrahaḥ, vyāvahārikavākyaprayogāḥ, atra - tatra

  • Ordering / Requesting and Opposite Words: आज्ञार्थः, विरुद्धार्थकशब्दाः | ājñārthaḥ, viruddhārthakaśabdāḥ

  • Gerunds and Indeclinables for forming and joining sentences: अव्ययानि, त्वान्त ल्यबन्त तुमन्त - प्रयोगः | avyayāni, tvānta lyabanta tumanta - prayogaḥ

FAQs

Is there any prerequisite to attend this course?

Knowledge of at least one Indian language is necessary.


What will be the medium of instruction?

English will be the medium of instruction. But as we progress with the classes, more and more focus will be given to speaking only in Sanskrit.


When will the classes happen?

The classes will happen every weekday at evening 7:30 pm to 9 pm IST. If you stay in a different timezone, you can check your local time here - 7:30 pm IST to my local time.


Where are these classes conducted?

These classes will be conducted on Zoom video conferencing tool. Download it here Zoom on PC/Mac, Android and iPhone/iPad


What is the procedure for joining these classes?

Once you enroll for the classes by filling up the form below, you will be take to a page where you can pay the course fee. Once course fee is paid, your participation will be confirmed and you will receive further details from us on email and WhatsApp


What happens if I miss a class?

The classes will be recorded and made available for a duration of 6 months. You can watch the missed class later at a time convenient to you.


Can I get a refund?

The course fee is non-refundable.


Does everyone gets a Certificate of Participation?

Yes, all participants get a certificate.


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