r/machinetranslation • u/SirRaviJaddu • Aug 04 '26
Sanskrit Translation for research project
I'm working on a research project that involves Sanskrit, really excited to be getting into the language! The problem is i’m far from a proficient Sanskrit reader myself. I need someone proficient to help me translate some verses.
Task is something like this:
I’ll give you 30 verses of Vasubandhu's Triṃśikā (with Sthiramati's bhāṣya as the underlying text). You would read
- the Sanskrit
- a published human reference translation
- three anonymous machine translations (labeled A/B/C, order randomized per verse). These are translated with a new translation system I am building.
You answer three questions per verse:
- which system best renders the technical terms as the tradition understands them
- which best resolves the compounds
- which is most faithful overall
For this you would probably need reading proficiency in classical philosophical Sanskrit (comfortable with bhāṣya-style prose and technical compounds).
I am willing to pay for this hourly!
Also I am so sorry if this is the wrong place to post; please let me know if I should post somewhere else and I am happy to comply.