The best book I've found for self-study is the two-volume set by Thomas Egenes (Introduction to Sanskrit). It's very gently paced, though, so you need to have t

The best book I've found for self-study is the two-volume set by Thomas Egenes (Introduction to Sanskrit). It's very gently paced, though, so you need to have the motivation to stick through till the end (about 400 pages in Part 1 and about 450 in Part 2). Other alternatives are to contact a local chapter of the volunteer organization Samskrita Bharati if there's one (or watch these videos produced by them: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLudSN7Po9muLeRM6545s68eakbxwZRpEJ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLudSN7Po9muLeRM6545s6...), or to try http://www.learnsanskrit.org/ http://www.learnsanskrit.org/ for something online. See more book reviews at https://sanskritstudio.wordpress.com/book-reviews/ https://sanskritstudio.wordpress.com/book-reviews/ If you say what your reasons are for learning Sanskrit, there may be other suggestions….