{"product_id":"yogavataranam-the-translation-of-yoga-a-new-approach-to-sanskrit-integrating-traditional-and-academic-methods-and-based-on-classic-yoga-texts-for-paperback","title":"Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga: A New Approach to Sanskrit, Integrating Traditional and Academic Methods and Based on Classic Yoga Texts--For - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZoë Slatoff-Ponté\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBen Ponté\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZoë Slatoff-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePonté\u003c\/b\u003e has a master's degree in South Asian language and culture from Columbia University. Her thesis was a translation and exploration of a Sanskrit text on yoga and Ayurveda. She has practiced yoga since the age of fifteen; has traveled to Mysore almost annually to study at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, R. Sharath, and Saraswathi; and has been teaching for more than sixteen years. Her school, Ashtanga Yoga Upper West Side, is located in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Ponté\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Australia and now lives and works in New York City. He has an M.F.A. from the College of Fine Arts, Sydney. Ben has been traveling to India and practicing yoga since the late 1990s and is authorized to teach by R. Sharath Jois. His work draws on this experience to explore the perceptual process as a moment of translation, and he is currently focusing on the use and effect of mobile media devices on body\/mind relationship in public space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758101528864,"sku":"9780865477544","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/84a45433d616af4c57badeca4f63fa04.webp?v=1780118036","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/yogavataranam-the-translation-of-yoga-a-new-approach-to-sanskrit-integrating-traditional-and-academic-methods-and-based-on-classic-yoga-texts-for-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}