Is Sanskrit Really Dead? Here’s Why It’s Still Very Much Alive
Introduction
Most people in english socities say that sanskrit is a dead language but in Nepal and India it is one of the popular.
It is not a dead lingo, it seems to learn hard for many people who don’t obey the rules. If you read properly it can be one of the simplest. Most people in Europe and USA staring to chant he mantra which belongs directly to this mother linguistic, then how can we say it a dead ?
History
- Origin: This oldest culture and was originated from Nepal by Panini guru before thousands of years ago. In Nepal there is a popular hill in middle part of country which name was from the guru panini.
- Classical Time: Before the british rule in India it was in the peak state. Many people love to speak and write in lingo but british army ban it in Nepal and India then it break its rhythm for 400 years
There are lots of ancient mantra which directly related to this historical bhasa. Now a days also people love to chant it everyday. You must listen the word OM which the popular. If you chant gayatri mantra , shanti path mantra then you must know it’s importance.
Linguistic Characteristics
- Grammar and Structure: Grammer have most unique feature. In english you must listen singular and plural only but in sanskrit there is dualism also. There is multiple ways to say the same word
- Literary Contributions: You must also listen the most popular book vedas or ved which is the first book written by the guru of Nepal Vyasa. There are lots of ancient literature and stories.
Sanskritam in Modern India and Nepal
- Educational Institutions: There are lot of Gurukulam schools in Nepal and India. Nepal have it’s own univerty “Nepal Sanskrit University”. The no of students are very low but there are lot of schools and gurukulam in Nepal and India. 10% of indian popular can easily talk in this lingo and 17% of Nepalese can talk easily in this language. There are many hindu sadhus and rishis who love to chant the mantra for whole day.
- Government Initiatives: Government also playing cruicial role to inaguration new institution in Nepal. Government used to organize literature competetion and speech competetion which directly influence to student.
- Media and Technology: Online media also have big role for advertisement of this tongue. You can easily search in youtube and google for free online courses. Many guru and rishi of Nepal provide the Sanskrit-English courses.
Arguments for Sanskritam Being a Dead
Due to grammar and it’s own kind of discipline, it became rare. You need strong commitment to learn this ancient language. English and other new linguistics are very popular easy to communicate so that this is less used in daily life.
It is not the main language in any country today. While India and Nepal have historical ties to Sanskrit, its use has largely diminished in everyday communication.
In Nepal, primarily it is used for Vedic texts and rituals, and only a few people with a strong grasp of its grammar can communicate in it.
Similarly, in India, various derived langos have replaced bhasa for most practical purposes. As a result, while old speech holds cultural and historical significance, it is not widely spoken as a primary tongue in either country.
- Functional Replacement
Modern languages such as English, Hindi etc replaced the ancient for communication and administrative work. People from Britain and USA use English as a main speech of the world then sanskrit became rare. It is only used for vedic works in temples and chanting.
For Brain Development
This old language help human to release many chemicals in brian. It is really helpful in curing many mental diseases such as anxiety, depression, OCD etc.
Chanting mantras for years can easily develop the capability of the brain. Gayatri mantra is the most powerful sentence of the world in any bhasa. In this fastest growing world people are fascinated to take the medicine rather than chanting for mental cure.
For AI
The English lingos alone is not effective to solve the issues and drawbacks of artificial intelligence, so this ancient knowledge is powerful for that. Sanskrit is best for natural language processing(NLP). All terms and words are scientific so that it is useful in solving many modern problems.
Conclusion
The use of many ancient languages is limited across the world. These languages have many strict rules and regulations, which is why they are now rare.
The use of Speech is limited in South Asian countries like India, but people from the USA and Germany are adopting it rapidly. Without it, it would be harder to operate computers and perform online tasks.
