/lit/ - Literature

Recently I have become quite interested in Sanskrit which is why I am considering studying Classical Indology as a major but a requirement for that is learning either Hindi or Tibetan as a second language later on which made me wonder if these languages offer any interesting literature.

Is there any point in learning these languages except for perhaps research or interacting with locals?

Has anyone here studied Sanskrit? If yes: autodidactically or at university?

Any opinions?

https://youtu.be/TuNZbcJB26g

>>20409809
>quickly?
Poor, poor summer child.
There is only one book that deserves your time: pic. Yes, you can download "sanksrit learning pack " and you'll find dozens of books, but there are worse than pic. Not because they are old, but sanskrit is complex and you need someone to make its intricacies easy for you, especially since you are learning on your own without a teacher. And this book makes it easier but of course, it also makes it "longer".
If you want something short and direct you can always read a grammar but you sure won't learn much.
Sanskrit's assimil course is less academic and more casual. It is assimil for better and for worse. But it helps to learn, but don't expect to read the Rig Veda as you finish the course. I tried it...
I recommend both: do one assimil lesson a day. And in the meantime do one pic lesson a week.

>>19528088
Me.
I use pic related, it seems to be the best book, at least the best book i could check, it's better than any book you can find in the "sanskrit learning pack". But, yes, TOO grammatical, TOO academic. We need a sanskrit per se illustrata or a "reading sankskrit".
The problem is that with my job and daily occupations I have little time and I almost always dedicate it to llpsi. I have only advanced 2 units in a month and a half.