Continuing from SAN 101, this course provides a firm foundation in Classical Sanskrit grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Students continue learning the rules for phonological change (sandhi), and other building blocks of Sanskrit grammar. Students will read Sanskrit texts of increasing difficulty, acquire the skill of recitation of Sanskrit poetry in several meters, and learn to compose small but cohesive narratives of medium difficulty in Sanskrit. By the end of the year, students will be ready to read independent texts in a variety of genres, using Sanskrit-English dictionaries and grammars.

Strengthens Classical Sanskrit grammar and vocabulary and builds knowledge of South Asian religion and culture through reading selections from Sanskrit epics, narrative, pre-philosophical, didactic, and poetic texts. Together with SAN 105 this course provides students an introduction to the major genres of Sanskrit literature.

This course builds upon the foundation in Classical Sanskrit grammar and vocabulary established during 1st and 2nd year Sanskrit, and also builds knowledge of Sanskrit poetry and South Asian culture through reading selections from Sanskrit poetic works and traditional theoretical treaties on poetics. It is primarily a reading course, focusing on passages from poems by Kalidasa, Murari, Bhavabhuti, Bhartrhari and other classical poets in combination with readings from Dandin's theoretical work on poetry the Kavyadarsa. This course provides students a comprehensive introduction to the Sanskrit poetic literature of different periods.