Pāṇinian foundation
Learn the language from its source — Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī — rather than by memorising tables.
Traditional knowledge, taught for today
विद्यास्वम् अध्ययनम्
Vidyasvam Adhyayanam
Vidyasvam is an educational organisation that acts as a platform for learning traditional knowledge systems and alternative art forms. It is currently offering courses on Foundational Samskrita for modern-educated professionals and students in higher education.
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः · सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ॥ विद्या ददाति विनयं · विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् ॥ स्वाध्यायात् मा प्रमदः · आचार्यदेवो भव ॥ अहिंसा परमो धर्मः · सत्यमेव जयते ॥ यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते · रमन्ते तत्र देवताः ॥ असतो मा सद्गमय · तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
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Student testimonials
13
Karyashala batches
2019
Teaching since
100%
Online & residential
Our approach
स्वाध्यायोऽध्येतव्यः
Why this method is different
Most courses teach Saṃskṛta as vocabulary and conversation. Vidyasvam teaches the machinery underneath it — so the language becomes readable, not memorised.
Modern pedagogy
Mind-maps, presentations, quizzes and recordings, built by teachers from engineering and medicine.
Read the originals
The goal is independence: decipher Rāmāyaṇa, śāstra and kāvya yourself, without translations.
What we offer
Programs & Publications
A course that builds the foundation, and a book that stays with you for the journey.
Samskrita Karyashala
A unique course for accelerated and conceptual learning of the Samskrita language, blending the Paninian approach with modern pedagogy.
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Karavalambanam Book
A unique book designed to help modern students and seekers explore the intricacies, profundity, beauty, and sophistication of the Saṃskṛta language.
Learn MoreStudent voices
What learners say
Engineers, doctors, teachers, homemakers and students — 34 of them have recorded what this course did for them.
This course teaches Sanskrit the way it should be taught. Sridhar Ji is unimaginably the best guru.
I consider myself immensely lucky to have attended this course. If I can learn it, anybody else can learn it because I started from zero.
This workshop was designed so perfectly. The material which you get provided with (PPT, recordings, printed material) is a treasure.
Taught by
Dr. Sridhar Subbanna
Dr. Sridhar Subbanna, though comes from an engineering background and has worked with several leading technology companies, has learnt Samskrita & Shastras from renowned traditional scholars. His doctoral thesis has explored the parallel between Panini's Ashtadhyayi and computational sciences and AI. He has been teaching Samskrita with this novel method for the past few years.
स्वाध्यायोऽध्येतव्यः
Begin your svādhyāya
New online and residential programs are open for enrolment. Questions are welcome before you decide — reach out on WhatsApp or email.