January 18th


Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
संस्कृतं देवभाषास्ति वेदभाषास्ति संस्कृतम् ।
प्राचीनज्ञानभाषा च संस्कृतं भद्रमण्डनम् ॥


Transliteration:
saṃskṛtaṃ devabhāṣāsti vedabhāṣāsti saṃskṛtam ।
prācīnajñānabhāṣā ca saṃskṛtaṃ bhadramaṇḍanam ॥

Meaning of the subhAShita:
Sanskrit is the language of the Gods. Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas. It is also the language (which gives) our ancient knowledge. Sanskrit adorns prosperity.

Commentary:
Sanskrit is not just an ancient language, it is also a unique one. It is the language of the Gods, which means that it is not only spoken by Gods, but also given to us by the Gods themselves. Gods are considered as the cream of the crop (Gods, humans, demons). Similarly, Sanskrit is the 'cream of the crop' of all languages, so to say. It is the language in which our ancient scriptures and Vedas have been given to us. Today, science is doing research in so many arenas and aspects of life. But these conclusions are already given to us by our ancestors, eons ago, in the divine language - Sanskrit!

The word संस्कृत (Saṃskṛtaṃ) is derived as सम्यक् कृतम् इति संस्कृतम् (samyak kṛtam iti saṃskṛtam). It literally means - 'well done', 'refined', 'perfected'! The basics of the language are so well defined that it has been declared as the most unambiguous language ever, even the best suited for modern inventions like computers. Sanskrit propagates prosperity.

जयतु संस्कृतम् (jayatu saṃskṛtam) - hail Sanskrit! May it live forever!

pada vigrahaH:
संस्कृतं देव-भाषा अस्ति वेद-भाषा अस्ति संस्कृतम् ।
saṃskṛtaṃ deva-bhāṣā asti veda-bhāṣā asti saṃskṛtam ।

प्राचीन-ज्ञान-भाषा च संस्कृतं भद्र-मण्डनम् ॥
prācīna-jñāna-bhāṣā ca saṃskṛtaṃ bhadra-maṇḍanam ॥

Alternate Transliteration:
saMskRutaM devabhaaShaasti vedabhaaShaasti saMskRutam ।
praachInaj~naanabhaaShaa cha saMskRutaM bhadramaNDanam ॥

saMskRutaM deva-bhaaShaa asti veda-bhaaShaa asti saMskRutam ।
praachIna-j~naana-bhaaShaa cha saMskRutaM bhadra-maNDanam ॥

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