Sanskrit

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The mother of all present-day european languages. Originated in India. Indo-European Language Subfamilies: * Indo-Iranian (Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Persian) * Hellenic (Greek) * Armenian (Western Armenian, Eastern Armenian) * Balto-Slavic (Russian, Polish, Czech, Lithuanian) * Albanian (Gheg, Tosk) * Celtic (Irish Gaelic, Welsh) * Italic (Latin, Spanish, Italian, French) * Germanic (German, English, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian) * Anatolian (extinct) (Hittite) * Tocharian (extinct) (Tocharian A, Tocharian B) Language Similarities: * Indo-European voiceless stops (p, t, k) became Germanic voiceless fricatives (f, th, h): o Indo-European pœter, Germanic (English) father (contrast with non-Germanic: Latin pater) o Indo-European treyes, Germanic (English) three (contrast with non-Germanic: Latin tres) o Indo-European kerd, Germanic (English) heart, (compare with non-Germanic: Latin cord) * Indo-European voiced stops (b, d, g) became Germanic voiceless stops (p, t, k): o Indo-European abel, Germanic (English) apple (contrast with non-Germanic: Russian jabloko) o Indo-European dent, Germanic (English) tooth (contrast with non-Germanic: Latin dentis) o Indo-European grœno, Germanic (English) corn (contrast with non-Germanic: Latin granum) * voiced aspirated stops(bh, dh, gh) to voiced stops (b, d, g): o Indo-European bhrater, Germanic (English) brother (contrast with non-Germanic: Latin frater) Urban Dictionary

One of the most ancient and profound languages in the world to date. It originated in India, and is the language of choice for many ancient Indian scriptures including the Bhagvat Geeta, the Vedas, Upanishads, etc. Sanskrit is very unique in that it is considered THE best programming language. It is also very much free from many gramatical issues present in many languages. Furthermore Sanskrit is the mother language for many of today's languages. It is also a very poetic and beautiful language, you can sing it unlike any other language. It's also unfortunately currently a falling language, since most Indians don't seem to give a shit about it, preffering English rather than their own heritage. Urban Dictionary

An ancient Indian language Urban Dictionary

Sanskrit came from Tamil. 40% tamil words are in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is known as 'Sankatham' in Tamil. Sanskrit is an artifical language and it was coined in Kanji, Tamil Nadu. Urban Dictionary

A planet (hasn't been found yet). It looks just like Earth, but the inhabitants are all like aliens and stuff. And there's a very different political landscape. Continents are Ashuka, Tapuka, Ebryl, Ahsyn, Fazua, Ozura, and Forzuke. Urban Dictionary

An ancient Indo-European language of India and the holy language of Hinduism. It shares connections with many languages in Europe and Asia, for example, English, German, Bulgarian, Russian, Greek, and Latin. It has influenced many unrelated languages in its area as well, for example, the Dravidian languages have a significant amount of influence from Sanskrit. Sanskrit is the ancestor of many modern Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi, Marathi, and Odia. Sanskrit is often credited as the mother of all Indo-European languages and even languages unrelated to it, but this is not the case. Sanskrit has no native script but is usually written today in the Devanagari script. Urban Dictionary

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and Buddhism. Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Classical Sanskrit is the standard register as laid out in the grammar of Pāṇini, around the 4th century BCE. Its position in the cultures of Greater India is akin to that of Latin and Greek in Europe and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in India, Pakistan and Nepal. The pre-Classical form of Sanskrit is known as Vedic Sanskrit, with the language of the Rigveda being the oldest and most archaic stage preserved, its oldest core dating back to as early as 1500 BCE. This qualifies Rigvedic Sanskrit as one of the oldest attestations of any Indo-Iranian language, and one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family, the family which includes English and most European languages. Urban Dictionary

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and Buddhism. Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Classical Sanskrit is the standard register as laid out in the grammar of Pāṇini, around the 4th century BCE. Its position in the cultures of Greater India is akin to that of Latin and Greek in Europe and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in India, Pakistan and Nepal. The pre-Classical form of Sanskrit is known as Vedic Sanskrit, with the language of the Rigveda being the oldest and most archaic stage preserved, its oldest core dating back to as early as 1500 BCE. This qualifies Rigvedic Sanskrit as one of the oldest attestations of any Indo-Iranian language, and one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family, the family which includes English and most European languages. Urban Dictionary

To write backwards in an attempt to avoid censorship Urban Dictionary

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Hell, people -- I took a graduate course on the book, have read it twice, and watched two movie versions of the story ... yet still the middle third of the book may as well be written in sanskrit for all the sense it makes. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Gimbutas academia algonquian arabic assyrian athabaskan bureaucracy celtic credentialism crete dictionary elamite esperanto feminism gender geography isogloss language hat languages logic mandarin maya mediterranean mycenaean north caucasian persian phonetics proto-steppe racism sanskrit senet venetic ❋ Unknown (2010)

Avatar is a sanskrit word meaning a divine being which takes human form for the enlightening of the masses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Frank Rizzo funny I was not aware that anyone in the world spoke modern english in 1200 AD!! what is true is that it was in use in 1625 but was supplanted by “lend” … speak olde English it ye would but you may as well be talking in sanskrit!!! ❋ Unknown (2008)

Might I add that the word 'twenty' and 'thousand' in Vedic sanskrit never seem to show lengthening in the word before it, while other words with initial *HC most definitely do, and often too. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Deeptesh - it's probably an Indian word..sanskrit? it's a yoga word. ❋ Floreta (2009)

I may just get sanskrit on my inner thigh and swirl this journey around my head for later. ❋ Floreta (2009)

I haven't studied sanskrit but love to play with the words. ❋ Anjali (2007)

When i was in 10th, we even had a sanskrit textbook lesson on thalipeeth (sthaalpishtashtakam) ❋ Anjali (2007)

Wow Vinaya you learnt sanskrit, and a lesson on Thalipeeth, how cool is that! ❋ Anjali (2007)

Elena: English is one of the most difficult languages to learn, according to an acquaintance of mine who is a linguist from Harvard and can speak 7 languages plus read sanskrit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I dont know but she has two on her knees that say "Rug Burn" in sanskrit. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I could hear sanskrit chanting echoing in the Great Hall at the center of the compound. ❋ Unknown (2008)

From a sanskrit term meaning "to yoke, to unite, to join" it concentrates on the BOND between mind and body. ❋ Steven Barnes (2008)

Maater in [Sanskrit] = [Mutter] in German = Mother in English. Pitar in Sanskrit = [Vater] in German = Father in English. ❋ Jai Shri Ram (2005)

A [Sanskrit] Verse: [Satyam] Vadha: [Tell the truth]. ❋ Nilesh J (2007)

The [ramayana] was originally [written] in [Sanskrit] ❋ Vikram (2004)

Now tell us, how is the Sanskrit the ancient language? The North Indians want to see themselves as light skinned. This is the fate of stupid India. Read SIVAMALA's post in UNARVUKAL.COM below: 1.3 Non-Existsnce of Sanskrit Before 500 BC /bThe prime fact which has been suppressed by the Anglo-Brahmin elite is that Sanskrit did not exist prior to the 6th century BC. This circumstance is evident from the following points : bVedas - The word `Sanskrit' does not occur anywhere in the [Vedas]. Not a single verse mentions this word as denoting a language. Chandasa - The [Vedic] language was referred to as Chandasa even by Panini himself [Chatt]., p. 63 , and not as `Sanskrit'. Buddha - The Buddha was advised to translate his teachings into the learned man's tongue - the `Chandasa' standard Chatt., p. 64 , there is no mention of any `Sanskrit'. The Buddha refused, preferring the Prakrits. There is not even a single reference in any contemporary Buddhist texts to the word `Sanskrit'. This shows that Sanskrit did not even exist at the time of the Buddha and that the people at that period, even the Brahmins themselves, were not aware of themselves as speaking `Sanskrit'; they referred to their language as `Chandasa'. [Ramayana] - The word `Sanskrit' occurs for the first time as referring to a language in the Ramayana : "In the latter Ramayana the term `samskrta' "formal, polished", is encountered, probably for the first time with reference to the language" -- EB 22 `Langs', p. [616] It is to be noted that [extant] versions of the Ramayana date only to the centuries AD. Asokan Script - The first inscriptions in Indian history are in [Prakrit] and not in Sanskrit. These are by the [Mauryan] King [Ashoka] (c. [273] BC - [232] BC ), and number over 30. They date to the 4th century BC. The script utilised is not `sacred' [Devanagari], and the language is not `Mother' Sanskrit. They are mostly in the [Brahmi] script, while 2 inscriptions are in Kharoshtri. They are in various Prakrits and some in Afghanistan are in Greek and [Aramaic] [Bas],. p. 390-1 . In fact all inscriptions in India were in Prakrit till the early centuries AD : "The earlier inscriptions up to the 1st century AD, were all in Prakrit" -- Up., p. [164] [Satavahana] Inscriptions - The Satavahanas, the first historical dynasty of the [Deccan], also used a Prakrit language. There is no usage of Sanskrit. The Nagarjunikonda insrciptions are by the Satvahana king [Vijaya] Satakarni in the early 3rd cetnruy AD & end with the [Ikshvaku] Rudrapurusadatta who ruled for 11 years in the second quarter of the 4th century. Most of the large number of inscriptions are in Prakrit and only a few belonging to Ehuvulu Santamula are in Sanskrit (he ruled during the last 24 years of the 3rd to the early 4th century AD ) but even most of his inscriptions are in Prakrit and those which are in Sasnkrit are heavily influenced by Prakrit [Bhatt]., p. [408] [ftn]. 46 . The Nanaghat cave inscriptions in [Poona] distt. are in Prakrit and are the work of the Satavahana Satakarni I. They have been dated to the first half of the 1st century BC. The contemporary relgiion of this region was Vedic. Indra and [Vasudev] are mentioned as the Vedic gods then worshipped Bas, p. 395 . The later cave inscriptions of [Nasik] in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD are in the local Prakrit Bas, p. 395 . Thus, although the Vedic religion was followed in the Satavahana regions, Sanksrit was not in use. Gandhari - Even Gandhari existed prior to Sanskrit. The [Pali] Dhammapada in Gandhari was discovered at [Khotan] in Kharoshtri script. It dates to the 1st or 2nd century AD. A Gandhari insrcription was discovered on a copper casket containing [relics] of the Lord Sakyamuni Bas, p. [393] . Kharavela's Kalinga [Inscription] - Kharavela's Kalingan [inscription] of the 1st century BC were in a Prakrit of the east indian type. [Interseting] is the first mention of the word Bharatavarsha in an inscription. Kharavela is described as invading Bharatavarsha, which then evidently denoted only North India Bas, p. 393 . First Sanskrit Inscription : 150 AD - The earliest inscription in Sanskrit is by the [Saka] [ibid]. ❋ TamilKudi (2007)

Sanskrit also has some better taste in world leader choice, if you know what I mean. *[cough cough] [Trump cough] cough [Kim Jong] cough cough Putin cough cough* ❋ Set Blue 23 (2018)

I [speak] Sanskrit. ❋ ‮ekil Skool Ti Tahw T'nsi SihT (2021)

Sanskrit is an [Indo-european] language. [Tamil] is a [dravidian] language. They are different from each other but they have influenced each other for few thousand years. ❋ Tramp120 (2011)

Sanskrit is an [Indo-european] language. [Tamil] is a [dravidian] language. They are different from each other but they have influenced each other for few thousand years. ❋ Tramp120 (2011)

I have to post my Facebook [messages] in Satanic Sanskrit so the [admins] don’t [throw] me off again. ❋ MinistryOfDEW (2019)

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