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Sanskrit an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian (Indic) languages are derived.

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How important is Sanskrit?

I have read/heard in various places that Sanskrit is considered sacred or true or special. These sources sometimes claim that the sounds used to speak Sanskrit have a beneficial effect on the body. Except for being the language for Hindu religious…
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Which scripts have been used to write Sanskrit?

Clip from Angkor Thom, about 1200 CE. Some early Cambodian inscriptions are written in Sanskrit. Is it true that these Sanksrit insciptions do not use the Devanagari script but instead the Khmer script? Added. The inscription taken above is from…
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What were the various reasons of the decline of Sanskrit language in India ?

Why did Sanskrit decline in India ? What were the various reasons known, for the decline of this language ?
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How to pronounce ऋ in Rig Veda

I am from North India and everyone pronounce this vowel ऋ as रि. I know this is wrong because vowel is a constant sound and when रि is pronounced for long it only comes as इ which is wrong. I did some research and found some pronounce it as रु but…
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Is Sanskrit considered divine language to those of the Hindu faith?

Is Sanskrit considered divine language to those of the hindu faith? If so why? I am not Hindu, but I am interested in this topic.
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What are couplets called in Sanskrit?

I know that quatrains are called pAdas in Sanskrit. But what is the technical term for couplets in Sanskrit? I'm having lots of trouble identifying this.
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Sanskrit: Full shloka of "sā vidyā yā vimuktaye" (translation & English online reference & oral and written author location)

Translation & quest for an English online reference In a post of a certain online discussion group called Advaita-L, Ramesh Krishnamurthy found a reference for the following Sanskrit words: "sā vidyā yā vimuktaye" (which I found translated as…
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How can an elder address a teenager in a respectful way?

If in normal English, an elder wants to refer to a teenager in a respectful way, he can say something along the lines of "This young gentleman", what are the different ways the same can be done in Hindi and Sanskrit, as in what is considered a…
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What's the English transliteration of this Sanskrit mantra?

Can someone please give me the English transliteration of this Sanskrit mantra? How do you say it in English?
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Can anyone here tell me how a Sanskrit word changes if prefixed with प्र , वि, अ, परि ।

I was trying to understand these Sanskrit Mahavakya & word respectively- प्रज्ञानम् ब्रह्म। Why not विज्ञानं ब्रह्म ? विज्ञानभैरवतंत्र। Why not प्रज्ञानभैरवतंत्र? What's the difference between त्याग & परित्याग? What actually is Vijnana and…
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What is Meaning of Omkar

What is meaning of Sanskrit word Omkar/Aumkar and Omkareshwar. Please don't tell me that its jyotirlinga, I already know it, I want to know the meaning of word Omkar.
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Where can I learn Sanskrit?

I want to learn Sanskrit to understand the words of Vedas,Upanishads. So,is there any reliable source on internet to learn Sanskrit?
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Is the ambiguity of words beginning with Mahā like Mahādeva deliberate?

I know conventional thinking is it is one or another, but this leads to ambiguity and inconsistency. For example, Mahādeva is conventionally taken as maha+deva, but Mahāsura is taken as maha+asura. Is it possible this ambiguity is deliberate and…
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Does "Sadgati" mean a more fortunate/higher birth in one's next life?

Due to good deeds and such. Puri Shankaracharya mentioned this word in one of his videos.
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Sanskrit's correct reading details

I am sorry for maybe so basic question, but I do not have alive teacher to consult. My question is if this र reads as "ra", then this रा, reads as "rā", and if this म reads as "ma", then this one राम reads as "rāma", right? NOT as "ram"? I believe…
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