Why am I learning Sanskrit language?
It has been in indian subcontinent for around 3500 years still being used in few pockets of india and as part of hymns and rituals. It was used as langua franca in ancient india. It is different from prakrit language. The entire legacy of Indian culture and tradition lies within the Sanskrit language. Spoken by priests and used as a transactional language amongst those dealing with the ancient scriptures, the Indian epics, shastras and multiple manuscripts were written in Sanskrit. It is also considered a root for various other mainstream languages like Hindi and Telegu. Sanskrit (Sanskruta) is about 3,500 years old. Over centuries it has embraced many diverse components of human endeavor like religion, art, philosophy, spirituality, poetry and literature, history, complex and computable grammar, and multiple sciences. It was known as girvana or the language of the elite (devas). Apart from the greatest classics of world literature, Sanskrit is also a treasure house of immense scientific knowledge.
in India, there are 16 Sanskrit Universities where various subjects are taught through the medium of Sanskrit. Sanskrit is being taught from Standard I to XII. as one of the optional languages in various states. There are about 5000 traditional Sanskrit Pathashalas at school level and about 1000 Veda Pathashalas. The most practical value of learning Sanskrit lies in the fact that it trains the mind to think logically, brings clarity of expression, develops intellectual strength, provides keen insight into the meanings of the words.The vibrational quality of Sanskrit has a direct impact on the functioning of the brain, and can help in enhancing memory and the ability to concentrate. The rhythmic beauty and melody of this language, vibrational purity of its sounds, the richness of its phonetic quality, transparency of its root-sounds and their senses, richness of its vocabularies and thought contents, all these have made Sanskrit truly great. These have been few causes which drive me into learning it though on my own. Happy Sanskrit learning!
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