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Grammar Series - Sandhi

Sandhi is a linguistic phenomenon in Sanskrit where the sounds at the boundaries of words or morphemes are modified according to specific phonetic rules. The word "sandhi" means "joining" or "combination." Sandhi occurs when words or syllables come together, causing alterations in vowels, consonants, or visargas

Authors:

Trip Shanti

This course includes:

  • Projects to apply new skills
  • Quizzes to test your knowledge
  • A certificate of completion

Skill Level

INTERMEDIATE

Time

6 hours

Lessons

22

Prerequisites

0 Course(s)

About this course

Sandhi is a linguistic phenomenon in Sanskrit where the sounds at the boundaries of words or morphemes are modified according to specific phonetic rules. The word "sandhi" means "joining" or "combination." Sandhi occurs when words or syllables come together, causing alterations in vowels, consonants, or visargas

Syllabus

3 Units • 22 Lessons • 5 Quizzes

1

Introduction

  • Why Sandhi Is Important
    What it is, and why we need to know it
2

Consonant and Visarga Sandhi

  • An introduction to the Sandhi Consonant Grid
    This grid is not as terrifying as it seems
  • Column "k"
    Words that end in the "k" sound
  • Column "ṭ"
    Words that end in the "ṭ" sound
  • Column "t"
    Sounds that end in "t"
  • Column "p"
    Sounds that end in "p"
  • Column "ṅ"
    Sounds that end in "ṅ"
  • Column "n"
    Sounds that end in "n"
  • Column "m"
    Sounds that end in "m"
  • Column "ḥ/r"
    Sounds that end in "ḥ/r"
  • Column "āḥ"
    Sounds that end in "āḥ"
  • Column "aḥ"
    Sounds that end in "aḥ"
3

Vowel Sandhi

  • An introduction to the Vowel Sandhi Grid
    It's not as scary as you think
  • Vowel Combinations
    The fundamentals to the Vowel Sandhi Grid
  • The ā / a column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of ā / a
  • The ī / i column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of ī / i
  • The ū / u column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of ū / u
  • The ṛ column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of ṛ
  • The e column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of e
  • The ai column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of ai
  • The o column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of o
  • The au column
    A breakdown of vowel sandhi of au