The Sanskrit Language in many parts of the world is a new element in today's education. It is an ideal study for the young because its systematic grammar orders the student's mind. At the same time, Sanskrit literature provides the student with an exciting and profound interaction with a classical literature. This book introduces the alphabet and the combination of letters. It includes the basic forms of nouns and verbs and simple sentence construction. Plentiful exercises aid learning, and captivating stories demonstrate Sanskrit in action. This introductory course aims to prepare 11-year-old beginners for the 'Stories from The Mahabharata' series which retells the famous epic in simple Sanskrit episodes and further develops the student's knowledge of grammar.