Introduction
to Lesson-4
This is the fourth lesson in our series
on "Learn Sanskrit through Self Study". The first three lessons should
have helped the student understand simple conversation involving names,
personal pronouns and a few verbs.
This lesson also introduces the student
to some more conversation. The main theme of the conversation is the seasons
and a description of nature in the northern part of India. The cultural
events that take place down in the South also figure in the conversation.
Before you proceed to the lessons, it will
be a good idea to give yourself a small test or examination. We have provided
one such test for you A short exam.
You can judge your own progress with the lessons. If you would like Samskritapriah
to judge you, you are welcome to send a request by email to rkk@shiva.iitm.ernet.in
in response to which you will receive a set of questions, which may be
answered and the answers sent back to Samskritapriyah. At this time, the
exam will involve questions which require answers in English only. If you
have become familiar with the IITM software, you might even ask for an
exam that requires answers in Sanskrit which may be prepared using the
Multilingual Editor.
The enhancements to the IIT Madras Software
have made it possible for the Samskritapriyah group to offer an interactive
quiz as well. If you are familiar with the process of data entry in
Devanagari, you could consider taking an on-line test.