Sanskrit for Seekers Paperback – May 30, 2014

This is my 1st formal attempt at learning Sanskrit and Devanagari script. My goal was initially to read only, but because of the inspiration provided by the author, I think I will attempt to gain at least some knowledge of grammar as well. The book is filled with added insight into this beautiful language.

Not what I expected. I was looking for a quick reference that I could easily use to translate sanskrit to english. This is not that! While this is a well written text be sure you research what you are getting. Steve

You will like this. It is a very reasonable price and it is easy to follow.

This book needs some editing. Several of the Sanskrit Devanagari characters in the charts in the back of the book are given incorrect transliteration. The cover art also bugs me. "🕉" is a combination of three sounds that are written together in this characterअ, ई and ँ. Together they form ॐ. The cover art "ॐ" writes the diacritics upside down.Despite these flaws, the book does contain some good introductory information about Sanskrit. Unfortunately the author has picked ITRANS as his preferred transliteration from Devanagari, I found it ugly and outdated.