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videos for kids
videos to learn pronunciation
108 names of
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These are stories for kids translated into Sanskrit --
The Sanskrit is low-quality, but the pics are cute. There is no sandhi.
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When learning, say, French, it is important to listen to French speakers and repeat what they say as closely as you can.
I don't think that doing that will help much with Sanskrit, however. Instead, we have to start by doing tons of listening first, just to get used to the rythm of short vowels and long vowels.
Some of the followings videos might help. They are prayers, in verse, chanted.
This is a very popular stotra. If it's too fast for you, there is a "gear" icon at the bottom of every youtube video that allows you to set the playing speed to 75 percent normal. That gadget helps a lot.
More veda.
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This recording appears in many different youtube videos --
SARASWATI SHATNAAM STOTRA 108 Names
Here's the lyrics --
zrIpradA padmanilayA padmAkSI padmavaktrakA .. 1 ..
kAmarUpA mahAvidyA mahApAtakanAzinI .. 2 ..
mahAbhAgA mahotsAhA divyAGgA suravanditA .. 3 ..
pItA ca vimalA vizvA vidyunmAlA ca vaiSNavI .. 4 ..
sAvitrI surasA devI divyAlaGkArabhUSitA .. 5 ..
bhogadA bhAratI bhAmA govindA gomatI zivA .. 6 ..
caNDikA vaiSNavI brAhmI brahmajJAnaikasAdhanA .. 7 ..
suvAsinI sunAsA ca vinidrA padmalocanA .. 8 ..
trayImUrtI trikAlajJA triguNA zAstrarUpiNI .. 9 ..
raktabIjanihantrI ca cAmuNDA cAmbikA tathA .. 10 ..
sarvadevastutA saumyA surAsuranamaskRtA .. 11 ..
vAgdevI ca varArohA vArAhI vArijAsanA .. 12 ..
kAntA kAmapradA vandyA vidyAdharasupUjitA .. 13 ..
caturAnanasAmrAjyA raktamadhyA niraJjanA .. 14 ..
evaM sarasvatI devyA nAmnAm aSTottaraM zatam .. 15 ..
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This is an example of veda recitation --
Description --
This video is better, as it has no BGM, but has no subtitles --
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More veda.
An example of how accented Sanskrit sounds.
LISTENTO Purusa Sukta STANDARD
In the subtitles, the extra stuff above and below the letters show where the accents are.
Here are the accents of the first verses --
pronunciation guide anusvAra visarga ←
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