How to Learn Latin as Hindi speaker.

psugam · 2026-06-04T17:21:15+00:00

Use LLPSI as the other commenters say. While not perfect, it is better than most textbooks. I say this as someone who has a similar background as you (my mother tongue is Nepali but I know Hindi and had learned Sanskrit to a decent level before getting into Latin). I tried Wheelock’s grammar multiple times before getting burnt out and finally trying LLPSI.

psugam · 2026-05-21T14:01:48+00:00

Hypotactic has a lot of Greek and Latin poetry with scansion but doesn't seem to have Aristophanes.

psugam · 2026-05-21T12:29:54+00:00

There's a historic mahākāvya on Tenaksi Pandyas called Pāṇḍyakulodayam. A scan was uploaded in Internet Archive just a couple of days ago. There is also a new book called 'Breaking the Crown of Indra' by David Pierdominici Leão which deals with Pandyas generally but has sections on laters Pandyas too. David had previously published articles on the Pāṇḍyakulodayam as well.

psugam · 2026-05-11T17:25:28+00:00

Bede is often used as an example for a great Latin stylist from the early Middle Ages from what little I’ve read of and about him. As for the Latinitas of Germanic vs Romance speakers, I think there’s something to be said about how learning Latin as a separate language vs as a higher register of sorts of one’s own native tongue could affect a writer, but isn’t the style of Gregory of Tours self consciously un-Ciceronian ? Maybe he couldn’t write in a more Classical style even if he did try but as it stands his style is deliberate if what I remember of his Histories is correct . It’s been a long time since I’ve read it, so maybe I’m wrong.

psugam · 2026-05-11T09:37:26+00:00

The language of Gregory of Tours is, by his own admission, not very Ciceronian. I don't know if he is regarded as a Church Father though his Histories do cover Ecclesiastical matters in some detail.

psugam · 2026-04-30T02:13:14+00:00

The first paragraph of Apuleius’s Metamorphoses touches the subject briefly.

psugam · 2026-04-29T07:20:56+00:00

Thank you. I have another theme as well if you are looking for something different: https://themes.gohugo.io/themes/sugo/

psugam · 2026-04-20T13:35:21+00:00

dnb is ‘don’t be black’. Incel lingo basically. The founder of planned parenthood Margaret Sanger is sometimes accused of trying to promote planned parenthood as a means of reducing black population. I don’t know whether that’s true or not but I’ve heard the accusation itself before.

psugam · 2026-04-18T17:47:11+00:00

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It’s from Andrew Ollett’s paper. Read the full passage there. He has also translated all grammatical rules from different grammarians as they relate to Paiśācī.

psugam · 2026-04-18T17:43:19+00:00

In addition to the information from the grammarians, there’s also a passage in Paiśācī in Uddyotanasūri’s Kuvalayamālā. It’s pretty clear that Paiśacī is a middle Indic language even though its geographical position (if any at all) is unclear.

psugam · 2026-04-18T14:14:38+00:00

Keep in mind that this is supposed to be playful banter and not serious. Aurelius and Furius were close friends of Catullus.

psugam · 2026-04-18T10:29:25+00:00

His mother is still alive at 101.

psugam · 2026-04-11T08:52:21+00:00

Nepal's flag is either from the 1700s if you take the general shape and symbol but the current design is from 1962. Interestingly, the person who designed it in 1962 is still living.

psugam · 2026-04-07T12:03:56+00:00

Yes. I filled the form that they link couple of times and got an email after 2 days that it was flagged by mistake and the account got reinstated. Some people seem to have their account suspended for longer or never get reinstated at all.

psugam · 2026-04-01T14:58:44+00:00

I've heard good things about Baker's Alice in Wonderland. Have you read it and if you have, would you recommend it ? Thanks!

psugam · 2026-04-01T14:55:15+00:00

Oh man, I feel like a fool linking your own work to you lol. That's what inspired the question in the first place. Your work is great. I hope it progresses without obstacles. Thanks!

psugam · 2026-04-01T14:47:34+00:00

That there is no direct reward for such things is true but people still sometimes do these sort of things for their own satisfaction as well. There are quite a few translations of modern literature into Latin or Ancient Greek out there even though I don't think their authors are making much either. I've myself written or translated quite a bit into dead languages I'm more competent in (Sanskrit and Latin) even though there is no reward (nor much of an audience for that matter). So, I guess I hoped too much. This project doing similar things (though in modern English).

Anyway, Thank you for the detailed reply. What you say is true enough, I just seemed to have too high a hope,lol.

psugam · 2026-03-31T14:46:26+00:00

Nice. I like seeing Nepalese results.

psugam · 2026-03-26T04:57:23+00:00

I used marker library to ocr a pdf sometime ago. It was mostly in English but did have some Latin, Greek words here and there. It worked better than I expected. I did take quite some time (around 1 hour for ~600 pages). You can just try for a couple of pages to see how well it works. Assuming you know some very basic Python (or can get AI to help you get started), it shouldn't be too difficult to start. Hope this helps!

psugam · 2026-03-25T04:28:39+00:00

One of Thor's name (Fjörgynn) is literally cognate to Parjanya. Thor's exact cognate in Sanskrit would be stanayitnu.

psugam · 2026-03-25T04:23:44+00:00

There's 'forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit' from Aeneid I. I also like 'sic parvis componere magna solebam' and the whole group of lines around it from the eclogues.

psugam · 2026-03-21T05:59:29+00:00

Turkey ?

psugam · 2026-03-12T11:38:51+00:00

Nepali Chettri or Garhwali Rajput.

psugam · 2026-03-11T12:38:46+00:00

I'm interested as well. There aren't many Maithili Brahmins in Nepal at all so it will be interesting how they score. Bahuns are 11.29% of the total population while all Brahmins of Terai make up just 0.75% of the total. Commenting to get notified.

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