There are often questions on how to learn Sanskrit in terms of organizations, text books and online resources. It is hard to provide a complete list of options as there are far too many. We have compiled here a few sites and books that will serve the purpose of beginners to advanced level scholars. As part of this initiative, we will try to consolidate the minimal set of books required to learn Sanskrit in addition to the lectures. For those who need help, we will also give a personalized study plan based on the current state of knowledge and learning objectives.
The following are organizations that teach Sanskrit http://vyomalabs.in/ http://sanskritfromhome.in/ http://samskritabharati.in/ http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/welcome.html http://chitrapurmath.net/sanskrit/sanskrit_Iesson.asp
The following is a site that provides introduction to Sanskrit and its grammar including Panini’s ashtadhyayi. If one studies this, he or she can read Panchatantra, Bhagavad Gita etc. The author does not respond to queries as he is building a new site to improve pedagogy. http://www.learnsanskrit.org/grammar
The following is an excellent site that teaches ashtadhyayi https://sites.google.com/site/samskritavyakaranam/home
The following site that provides has audios and videos for beginners to advanced level lectures. http://sanskritcentral.com/videos
The following is a good online dictionary for Sanskrit http://spokensanskrit.de/
The following site supports a book by the same name used for a two year university course from basic to advanced level Sanskrit http://www.thesanskritlanguage.com/
The following are a few text books. 1. “A Sanskrit Primer” by E.D. Perry builds on work done by Prof. Buhler and Prof. Whitney 2. “The Tested Easiest Method of Learning & Teaching SANSKRIT" by Pt. Brahmadatta Ji Jijnasu. It is supposed to teach Sanskrit by the Aṣṭādhyāyī System in six months without cramming! 3. https://archive.org/stream/BG_Grammar/BG_grammar_V1#page/n7/mode/2up based on the work of Jiva Gosvami and Sri Krishna Chaitanya (Hari Namamrta Vyakaranam) 4. “A higher Sanskrit Grammar” by M.R. Kale covers close to 500 sutras and is traditional in presentation building upon the work by Dr. Bhandarkar, Dr. Kielhorn, Prof. Whitney an Prof. Monier Williams, who are not traditional in their presentation 5. “Panini Re-Interpreted” by Charu Dev Sastry presents close to 500 sutras in a traditional manner 6. “Panini : His Work and Its Traditions” by George Cardona 7. “Ashtadhyayi – Translated in to English” by S. C. Vasu 8. http://sabda.sriaurobindoashram.org/catalog/bookinfo.php?websec=SANA-095 9. http://sabda.sriaurobindoashram.org/catalog/bookinfo.php?websec=SANA-080 10. “The Vyakarana Mahabhashya of Patanjali” (Sanskrit) 11. “Kasika Vritti”