{"product_id":"yogavataranam-zo-slatoff-pont-9780865477544","title":"Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga: A New Approach to Sanskrit, Integrating Traditional and Academic Methods and Based on Classic Yoga Texts--For","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe traditional Indian method of learning Sanskrit is through oral transmission, by first memorizing texts and then learning their meaning. The Western academic approach methodically teaches the alphabet, declensions, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary building. Zoë Slatoff-Ponté's \u003ci\u003eYogavataranam \u003c\/i\u003eintegrates the traditional and academic approaches for a full and practical experience of Sanskrit study. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYogavataranam \u003c\/i\u003eapproaches language systematically and at the same time allows students to read important and relevant texts as soon as possible, while emphasizing proper pronunciation through its audio accompaniment. The first section teaches reading and basic grammar, the second covers more extensive grammar, and by the third, students can begin to read and understand even more complex texts, such as the \u003ci\u003eUpanisads\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYogavataranam \u003c\/i\u003eincludes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Step-by-step instructions on how to correctly write the alphabet\u003cbr\u003e Exercises throughout, along with review exercises for each chapter\u003cbr\u003e Sidebars on Indian philosophy, culture, etymology, and more\u003cbr\u003e Vocabulary building based on important texts\u003cbr\u003e An extensive glossary of terms\u003cbr\u003e Consideration of translation techniques and challenges\u003cbr\u003e Original translations of passages from central texts, such as the \u003ci\u003eYogasutra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBhagavadgita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHathapradipika\u003c\/i\u003e, and various \u003ci\u003eUpanisads\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition, Web-based audio files accompany each chapter to teach proper pronunciation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYogavataranam \u003c\/i\u003eis appropriate for all levels of study, whether a student is brand-new to Sanskrit or already has experience in pronunciation, reading \u003ci\u003edevanagari \u003c\/i\u003escript, interpreting meaning, or learning grammar-and whether the course is academic or based in yoga. This new approach joins theory and practice to invoke an active experience of the philosophy, the practice, and the culture that together inform the multiplicity of meanings contained within the single and powerful word \"yoga.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zoë Slatoff-Ponté\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 086547754X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865477544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Zoë Slatoff-Ponté","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043564581119,"sku":"9780865477544","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10ee2cba-0a5e-4d20-a14e-24975f1ad7d8.jpg?v=1684967886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yogavataranam-zo-slatoff-pont-9780865477544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}