Samskritam is a fun language to learn, not just for adults, but also for children.  Moreover, it is fun to teach children because there is immense potential.  Just imagine their giggles and excitement when you tell them they need to know only one consonant and one vowel to to be able to recite an entire shlOkaH - repeat yaa (oh, yeah!  They would love this) 32 times in all!

 

yaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaa|

yaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaayaa|

यायायायायायायायायायायायायायायाया।
यायायायायायायायायायायायायायायाया।

(shishupaalavadham  of Magha)

 

Or, once they have learnt all their consonants, they can recite a verse that has all the consonants (and there are 33 of them).  Of course, the meaning, and how to get there is a longer process. (Click here for these verses)

 

Click here to download the image below, and encourage your child to call out the Samskrita names of the things they see in the picture. We will update this page with  feedback from children who respond.  For each item, the Samskrita term, and the first one to name the item will be listed here. We get started with - taruH - तरुः - Tree;   haritavarNaH - हरितवर्णः - green color. 

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Shankari from Nashu, NH has identified the following words: