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12 courses with the subject SANS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

SANS 1010Elementary Sanskrit I3

Effective Date 01/01/2013 Studies Sanskrit sounds, the Devanagari script, and basic grammar.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
SANS 1020Elementary Sanskrit II3

Effective Date 01/01/2018 A continuation of SANS 1010.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
Prerequisite
SANS 1010.
SANS 3012Selections from the Mahabharata3

Effective Date 08/01/2018 A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students’ knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Mahabharata, one of ancient India’s major epics.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
Prerequisite
SANS 1020. Credits: 3
SANS 3014Selections from the Ramayana of Valmiki3

Effective Date 08/01/2018 A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student’s knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Ramayana of Valmiki, one of two major epics of ancient India, and the ‘first poem’ in Sanskrit.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
Prerequisite
SANS 1020. Credits: 3
SANS 3016Selections from the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva3

Effective Date 08/01/2018 A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student’s knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, the most important collection of story literature in Sanskrit.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
Prerequisite
SANS 1020. Credits: 3
SANS 3022The Bhagavadgita3

Effective Date 08/01/2018 A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce students’ knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020, to expand vocabulary and to introduce the Bhagavadgita, a major religious text of ancient India.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
Prerequisite
SANS 1020. Requisites Must have completed SANS 1020 Credits: 3
SANS 3024Selections from the Upanisads3

Effective Date 08/01/2018 A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student’s knowledge of grammar from SANS 1020/5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the Upanisads, a major spiritual text of ancient India.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
Prerequisite
SANS 1020. Requisites Must have completed SANS 1020 Credits: 3
SANS 3026Selections from the Puranas3

Effective Date 08/01/2018 A second-year course focusing on developing reading fluency in Sanskrit. Selections are chosen to reinforce student’s knowledge of grammar from SANS 5020, to expand vocabulary, and to introduce the huge corpus of Puranic texts.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
Prerequisite
SANS 1020. Credits: 3
SANS 3028Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa3

Effective Date 10/11/2019 This course centers on selected passages from the Buddhacarita of Asvaghosa. Class time will be devoted primarily to translation and grammatical analysis and secondarily to discussion of the content. This course has three objectives: 1. to shore up and expand your knowledge of grammar, 2. to expand your reading vocabulary and increase the speed of your reading comprehension, and 3. to introduce you to the story of the Buddha in Sanskrit. Requisites Must have completed SANS 1020

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
SANS 3559New Course in Sanskrit1

Effective Date 01/01/2024 This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian studies.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
SANS 4010Classical Plays and Poetry3

Effective Date 09/26/2012 A close reading of theatrical and poetic works from the classical period of Sanskrit literature, approximately 150 BCE to 1200 CE.

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com
SANS 4993Independent Study In Sanskrit1

Effective Date 08/01/2014 This course is meant to give students training in advanced Sanskrit

Subject
SANS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Undergraduate Record 2026-2027
Source
virginia.catalog.acalog.com

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