Learn Sanskrit In Selangor Malaysia.

How do we learn?



आचार्यात् पादमादत्ते पादं शिष्यः स्वमेधया ।
सब्रह्मचारिभ्यः पादं पादं कालक्रमेण च ॥

AchAryAt pAdamAdatte, pAdam shiShyaH swamedhayA |
sa-brahmachAribhyaH pAdam, pAdam kAlakrameNa cha ||

One fourth from the teacher, one fourth from our own intelligence,
One fourth from fellow classmates, and one fourth with time.


This shloka stresses upon learning.

Learning has many facets.

Most people need a teacher although self study from books is entirely possible(in this case the author of the books becomes the teacher).

For those who attend classes and learn from a teacher..it is important to know that knowledge needs self effort too.

For effective study one needs go beyond what is covered in class.

For example if we are learning Verbs in the Present tense in class..do not just study only the verbs covered in class.

These days we have Google search to search even for a husband or wife!

So use Google search options to look for resources online for self study.

Print out material for reading.

Reading from an app or reading online isn't enough..download it, print it and hold the printed material.

Write down what we printed and read.

Writing fires away neuronal activity in the brain and improves memory.

Recite aloud what we have written for further enhancing memory.

If you need to remember something you can even add a tune to it and hum it as a song.

Buy books too just do not limit self to downloading material.

Studying from a teacher needs self follow up too..explore and hunt for material to read.

Do not limit self to only mantras and shlokas if we are beginning the study of Sanskrit.

There are enough simple stories and text online to start improving our vocabulary.

Look for like minded people who are willing to learn and share.

Learning is a never ending process.

The more you know the more you realize how much we do not know.

So most important is not to let knowledge get to our heads!

When pride of learning sets in all knowledge goes to waste.