Level 4: Kovida. Vol. 08

Samskrita Bharati, 2010. — 24 p.Samskrita Bharati’s Distance Learning Program (DLP) is a unique opportunity to learn Samskritam at your own pace, at your own place! It consists of simple and interesting lessons. Lessons include stories, puzzles, and glimpses of Samskritam literature along with an innovative method of language learning. No prior knowledge of Samskritam is assumed, so teaching starts with the basics. After successful completion of four levels, you will be able to understand shlokaas from original texts like Bhagavad Gita or Ramayana all by yourself!
There are four levels in Samskrita Bharati's DLP: Pravesha, Parichaya, Shiksha and Kovida. Each level consists of 10 booklets.Number of levels: Four - Pravesha, Parichaya, Shiksha, Kovida (Entry level to advanced level through four levels)
Duration of each level: Six months (assuming one spends 15 minutes per day)Kovida
Kovida broadly covers the following topics:
Compounds (the 5 groups, and sub classes along with their derivation and usage)
Secondary Nominal bases ( taddhitaanta or secondary affixes)
Passages from important Sanskrit literary authors using simple Sanskrit
Biographies of important figures in Sanskrit literature
Figures of speech (alankaras)
Poetic Meters or Chandas
Brief introduction to Sanskrit composition and letter writing