some books
yoga
Coulson
Sanskrit Grammar
Srisa Chandra Vasu
M R Kale
The books listed in this section have no particular virtue and are no better than others. Mostly I list them because they can be found online.
books found in archive dot org
commentaries on
dictionaries
grammars
kale grammar
primers
The kAzikA is one of the best commentaries on
You can read most of the kAzikA in the
You can read all of the kAzikA here --
(laghusiddhAntakaumudIi) (lag)
An introduction to
When I say " coulson " I mean this book, or its author --
Teach Yourself Sanskrit (TYL) Paperback
There is a new edition --
Complete Sanskrit: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Sanskrit, with Original Texts
You can read it for free at --
wikisource sanskrit grammar whitney
Or buy it at --
Very heavy book. Also, do not read if you need trigger warnings -- it has none, and definitely needs them.
Srisa Chandra Vasu's English partial translation of the kAzikA is at archive dot org --
The ASTAdhyAyI of PANini, translated by ŚrIza Candra VAsu and formatted by James Roger Black
Most of it is at the
When I say " kale" I usually mean this book --
a higher sanskrit grammar by M R Kale (PDF)
It is interesting because it shows how some Sanskrit teachers adapted to the "modern" teaching traditions of the west -- put a hundred students in a classroom and make them memorize pieces of a book. Do not study this book seriously, your head might explode.