World Sanskrit Day: Is the Language Dying? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

[@Firstpost]

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[@srebaayao9616]

about 280 words used by filipinos. words whose originated from sanskrit.

[@surojeetchatterjee]

@@srebaayao9616 bcs it went via from Japanese & other ASEAN languages through buddhism. Khumer was a Hindu empire of Cambodia Laos.

[@sunilmakheja7527]

It's High Time to save and preserve Our Culture and Heritage. "Sanskrit" is the Main Piller..

[@petechau6314]

My daughter learnt Sanskrit from UC Berkeley , Ca .

[@rahuljain6644]

Dear Ms Palki - I am extremely upset with the fact that my kid's school does not offer Sanskrit as an additional language. They offer French & Spanish. My kid is also very upset about this. I have decided to teach my kid Sanskrit outside the school, but this will put pressure on other activities as it implies learning 4 languages at the same time + the usual non-language subjects. At my school I had Sanskrit and was very happy to study it till my 10th grade. Clearly, schools have moved away from Sanskrit for various reasons (like the advantage of getting jobs in Europe). So I understand that despite wide curiosity, there is not much commercial interest in learning Sanskrit. How can we achieve commercial interest..any thoughts?

[@TheAnuvs]

Sanskrit is not dying it is Reviving. Last year only I learned spoken Sanskrit. I can speak Sanskrit fluently. जयतु संस्कृतं जयतु भारतं 😇

[@sumandas2986]

From where may i ask 😅

[@user-k4d-e59mo28oc]

4:36 India has over 35 million manuscripts in Sanskrit. Why does Palki even bother mentioning that Europe has at least 60k? If anything they were probably stolen and housed in the British Museum. That being the case, these manuscripts need to be returned to India. Europe is already focused on English, Spanish, and even Arabic.

[@anshuraj4277]

You speaking it doesn't prove anything

[@shawnb7674]

I also have been taking classes and am continuing this year with my class

[@bapparawal2457]

Can you tell us how you learnt it. We want to help in reviving it.

[@petechau6314]

I am teaching my grandson 2 yrs “ Sanskrit” in USA.He cannot be deprived of 20,000 yrs of knowledge, spirituality, wisdom - will surely a legacy to be left for better BHARAT and better world.

[@jaydev8148]

Thank you

[@mynotrequired3199]

Sir I would like to learn Sanskrit language But how??

[@AnimaShankar-vm7pi]

@@mynotrequired3199join Samskrita Bharati. Google for a centre near you

[@godfreypigott]

20000 years ...... *HAHAHAHAHA*

[@krishangopalsharan2267]

धन्यवाद महोदय संस्कृत के प्रति प्यार के लिए

[@bharatisamurai4614]

Thanks Firstpost for highlighting this. At least basic Sanskrit should be taught in schools across India.

[@S7evn201]

Sanskrit is available in schools. But nobody opts for it.

[@tanya3508]

​​@@S7evn201 very true, everyone wants to become angrez kyuki job tabhi milti h jab english aati ho.

[@prabhavenkatesh7931]

Spoken Sanskrit from class 2 across the nation. Fun classes with skits and stories. No exams. In 15 years every child from Guwahati to Chennai will be able to connect.

[@Bernard-n7o]

I luv my sutras books to this day even tattoo artist know your not allowed to do tattoos of Sanskrit... Everyone knows it's a divine language

[@prathimaveene2606]

I didn’t know Samskrit until I was 28. My good fortune and I am now enjoying, living and breathing Samskrit. Thanks to Samskrita Bharati 🙏 My whole family now can converse in Samskrit and I know so many families like this!

[@Few_Thousand_People]

Acharya RadhaKrishna Manodi ?

[@Samskruthachaatrah]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💐 so good to hear that! I am also a student of Sanskrit 😊

[@Few_Thousand_People]

सुरस सुबोध विश्व मनोज्ञा ललिता हृद्या रमणीया । अमृतवाणी संस्कृतभाषा नैव क्लिष्टा न च कठिना । नैव क्लिष्टा न च कठिना ।

[@suchitha1425]

My family has also enrolled in Sanskruta Bharati this year.

[@sridevitangirala2111]

Organizations like Sanskrita Bharathi are doing tremendous job for preservation and promotion of Sanskrit.🙏

[@prabhavenkatesh7931]

Spoken Sanskrit from class 2 across the nation. Fun classes with skits and stories. No exams. In 15 years every child from Guwahati to Chennai will be able to connect.

[@jethiya7990]

Without Exams or their value no one is interested in any subjects. I'm from DAV and there was a subject called M.ed or Moral Education. Exams were held but number was not counted and no one took it seriously.

[@maniacram]

Spongy

[@VivekRajendran]

Chennai won't do that, we have 2 language policy and we are good with that

[@venkylenovotab-rz1oz]

Learn Tamil it's older than Sanskrit

[@seedhasaadabhartiya3312]

​@@venkylenovotab-rz1ozdoesn't matter if Tamil is older, it's the connection among Indians that Sanskrit creates which Tamil doesn't. Even your name Venky has its origin in Sanskrit, and not Tamil.

[@nirupam631]

I have a feeling that Sanskrit will survive. I am proficient in both English and Bengali. With the advent of ChatGPT, I found English's inadequacy is use a model language. If I was in India I would have retired, but here in USA, I can work for another 10 years. I am planning to revive the language. My daughter (21 years old), she looking for good teacher to learn the language. She can speak English, German, and Bangla fluently, now she focussing on Indian languages. She is looking for a good teacher. I think I can make some impact in next 10 years

[@yellowNred]

Best wishes, sir!

[@kpdwivedi1672]

All the best

[@ajaysinghrawat970]

There are many people on Twitter who are Sanskrit Scholars.

[@rmbh]

During covid me and siblings studied the sanskrit books. After covid all of them are getting deeper into sanskrit after having inner change in them. Thanks palki for Highlighting sanskrit.

[@barathcanam375]

It is a privilege that i studied sanskrit 40 year's ago. Thanks to my dad for his interest in sanskrit. Still remember amara nitjara deva etc from Amara kosha. Sanskrit dictionary. Long live devanagari

[@RojaJaneman]

I wish I could learn. Even now

[@jyothirmahadevan3834]

Swaravyayam swarga naaka, tridiva tridashalyah

[@jethiya7990]

​@@RojaJanemanyou can learn it now. Actually it is very easy subject and that too if you're from Indian subcontinent.

[@maniacram]

I hate devanagiri 🤮. One of the Ugliest font in the world

[@shripaljain7684]

हिंदू जैन बौद्ध में बहुत सूत्र संस्कृत भाषा में है

[@Wish_lesson_]

विश्वसंस्कृतदिवसे मम शुभकामनाः। अहं सर्वान् अभिनन्दामि ये एतदर्थं भावुकाः सन्ति। संस्कृतेन सह भारतस्य संबन्धः विशिष्टः।

[@cordisdie8109]

If the Israel can bring back Hebrew, then India can bring back Sankritam.

[@adildoloo4619]

One of the stupidest comment I have seen in 2023! Hebrew has been existing from time immemorial before even the father of Israel was born. There is no Israel. It's Palestine and it will remain one until this world comes to an end

[@Wish_lesson_]

Surely we'll विश्वसंस्कृतदिवसे मम शुभकामनाः। अहं सर्वान् अभिनन्दामि ये एतदर्थं भावुकाः सन्ति। संस्कृतेन सह भारतस्य संबन्धः विशिष्टः।

[@S7evn201]

Jews are united. Hindus are not.

[@pritsingh9766]

Are bhai Rohingya or bangladeshi jehadio ko bhaga nahi pata ho, appeasement k liye Hindu prayers ban kiye jaate hain schools me or tum log kaha sanskrit revive krne k sapne dekh rahe ho bhai .This cxutiya government won't do anything or else pasmanda won't vote Modi ji and chaddi gang RSS .

[@RojaJaneman]

Samskritum

[@kizinfino]

I would like to learn Sanskrit. Unfortunately, It is not easy because I live in Mexico and here is not easy to find any course or institute to learn it. I have a deep respect for Indian´s culture. Greetings from Mexico to India.

[@pallavidalal22]

There are online courses

[@vijay.e4228]

Sanskrit today channel can help you learn

[@krrajeshkumar2301]

Very much true Palki. One of the main reason for Sanskrit to be put out of main stream education in India, was the colonial mindset of our Leaders after Independence. Its high time we understood this and encourage our younger generation to uphold the values and secrets of the bygone mysteries, hidden behind every Sanskrit word. Since I couldn't get myself educated in Sanskrit, I forced my son to take up Sanskrit as the third language in his curriculum, though he was studying from a reputed EM School. Thanks for uploading this topic Palki. Really proud of you. उत्तमभविष्यस्य प्रकाशं दर्शयतु संस्कृतम्।

[@JayaprakashShivakavi]

I am learning Sanskrit and planning to teach and spread it. It has a gold mine of knowledge and we should all contribute to revive this language of Sanathana Dharma.

[@naveenmudgal1371]

Sanskrit is alive and has begun to revive. Hindu University of America offers various courses in Sanskrit online. I am over 40 year old have started taking Sanskrit courses with the intent to keeping my ancestral language, traditions and dharma.

[@badsha4371]

Bro can you please tell me that is it paid or free !?

[@srujana72]

Are there any resources like apps or people to teach the language on a weekly basis?

[@jethiya7990]

​@@srujana72search about it on KZbin and if you speak hindi then can buy Sanskrit Sahchar book as basic Grammer.

[@Few_Thousand_People]

​@@srujana72 Recite this prayer for two months, and you will see that you have started to understand Sanskrit sentences even without trying : श्री रामः शरणं समस्त जगताम् । रामं विना का गतिः । रामेण प्रतिहन्यते कलिमलम् । रामाय कार्यं नमः । रामात् त्रस्यति कालभीमभुजगो । रामस्य सर्वं वशे । रामे भक्तिरखण्डिता भवतु मे । राम ! त्वमेवाश्रयः । कर्ता ने कर्म को, करण से, ..... काम नहीं करेगा, न ही राम रामौ रामाः का रट्टा काम करेगा। यह स्तोत्र काम करेगा। क्योंकि यह सभी विभक्तियों में राम शब्द के रूपों का प्रयोग करवाता है।

[@ArjunArya05]

I don't know bro. I don't trust west at all. I don't want to learn my thing from outside.

[@CatVoiceDiv]

There is one village in karnataka MATTUR There whole village completely speaks and teachs Sanskrit ❤

[@tamiltimes32721]

That's why they are still in the same village😂 the world is vast 😊

[@AnimaShankar-vm7pi]

@@tamiltimes32721your village people running out of it shows how underdeveloped it must be. The same isn’t the case with other villages😅

[@CatVoiceDiv]

I just said they speak and teaches the most sacred language! I never said they don't know anything, 🤷 They are the most talented beings in this world I bet you. They have capabilities to learn everything, which is basic they are profound in it. I am feeling pity on your replies

[@amiemohan8578]

​​@@tamiltimes32721..typical tqmils drama...nvr ending...nobody bother tamil n y u so bother with Sanskrit...😂😂😂😂n remember ....Sanskrit had been taught in Ivy League Universities, Elite Universities in UK n also Germanys also shows huge interest to leant it...See...Myb yr state drama cn b sucess within yr state...Just cm out of yr state n see the reality...

[@puneetverma5838]

@@tamiltimes32721 bro convert yourself as soon as possible to christanity they will give u ricebag.

[@WarijaAdiga]

Sanskrit is growing now. I learnt Sanskrit recently and have already published 15 articles, stories in the language. Recently we decoded an ancient Sanskrit manuscript, which we found it to be 2500 years old civil engineering practices.. Like me, many have started learning Sanskrit and contributing through scientific analysis. Dr Shankar Rajaraman, a medical degree holder has compised Sanskrit mahakavyam at the age of 35, and has now shifted his career towards Sanskrit literature. Like this there are many, who are working in the Sanskrit field.

[@WarijaAdiga]

Also, please do not blame decline of Sanskrit to Brahmins. It was preserved by them. Similar to how English is being used as a common language, it was a common language for all documentation across the country. Each region had its own regional language, commonly called as Prakrit. Sanskrit was for knowledge transmission. For Mathematics and Astronomy, the field was called Jyotisha. For medicine, it was Ayurveda For warfare skills, Dhanurveda For civil engineering, Vaastuvidya Ramayana was written by Valmiki, a hunter by profession. So if Sanskrit was limited to Brahmins, how did he write it? If Sanskrit has declined, it was because money was not there. Please read Dharmapal 's book which gives the true history on how people in powere tried to destroy in the name of modernization. But Mata Sanskribhasha has its internal Shakti, and it is still thriving. Those who are not learning it are missing a treasure.

[@sachi330]

​@@WarijaAdigavery true ji I'm getting elated. Battle for Sanskrit is a must. ❤

[@sachi330]

​@@WarijaAdigathis Bhramin issues are all ideas planned and planted by Europeans to destroy the Sanskrit language. St James School in England has Sanskrit Syllabus. In india if you start anything like that the Mahatamah family won't be happy. Many Universities all over Europe give Sanskrit Degrees Degrees. You cannot do that in India. They might start a rally. Hindus need to unite and revive ourselves. Jai Bharat.

[@shradhasharma3562]

​@@WarijaAdiga Hello ma'am Good Morning I want to work for sanskrit Could you please share your instgram facebook or linkedin account. Where we can connect. Thanks and Regards 🙏

[@keemsisi7343]

The way Palki broadcast news needs to be studied🎉 A very good professional news broadcaster!

[@a.srivastava944]

Very timely video Only Sanskrit has offered everything भारतवर्ष में इसे 12th तक compulsory करना चाहिए

[@anthonybrumble1162]

Thank you super much Palki for reviving a discussion on the Sanskrit language, and for your accurately explaining the course/pattern a language takes before it dies: i. e., when there are no longer any living people who speak/communicate in the language. Moreover, you stressed that Sanskrit now lies dormant with relatively few today who can read and understand the language worldwide. I have tried my hand at learning this language in the past. But I must admit that the antiquity of the language and its grammatical/syntax structures can make it an extremely challenging affair. And it is only love for this language that can spur one on to continuing studies in the language. I have an English-Sanskrit Dictionary, and I do agree with you that there is much deep knowledge and wisdom in this language which can help improve our world today as we face common existential issues. We can learn much from the wisdom of the past/ancients. 100% correct on this point! We would note that Ancient Hebrew Language was revived in the late 1800s to the point where it is the Language of modern Israel. Of course substantial changes have been effected in terms of its syntax and grammar to suit the modern times. But the underlying ancient Biblical Hebrew still forms core expressions and vocabulary of modern Hebrew to a large degree. If Sanskrit is to be revived among the modern masses, I believe that the inherent value and wisdom of the language must become a gateway to incentivize people to revive learning in the language, and thus lead to widespread translation of ancient texts which have been written in Sanskrit. Doubtlessly, we can all learn and benefit from ancestors who deposited their experiences and learning in the Sanskrit language. You've kicked started an extremely timely debate and extremely valuable discussion. I pray that over the course of the near future (and the present of course) that there will be a worldwide thrust to revive interest this wisdom language. 😅. Let it be!

[@chanuk8804]

Im from Sri Lanka....Buddhism is based on Sanskrit language....our monks know the language very well

[@Savioami]

Fool buddha was agsinst sanskrit , sanatana and brahmins.... besides sanskrit supporters hate buddha ...

[@ptpandian4694]

It is pali and Prakrit language and not Sanskrit

[@puneetverma5838]

@@ptpandian4694 u know more than him I guess

[@oriolagullo9800]

I agree with you. Actually, it is believed that Budha used Pali and some people interested in budhism try to learn it to better understand ancient texts. But it is also true that there are other texts on budhism written in sanskrit, so learning it is also valuable.

[@dustudent1637]

​@@oriolagullo9800 There was no Paali during Bu;ddha's time.

[@Roar1921]

Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, my mother tongue, all have Samskritam in them☺ I am in a group where even a. Ukrainian, a Taiwanese kid, an Irani man are trying to learn Samskritam

[@bhaaratiya111]

I'm learning Sanskrit ❤️❤️... Mere Desh ki bhasha ❤️🇮🇳❤️🇮🇳❤️🇮🇳 #devvaani 🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@bkaladhar7087]

The earliest known written records of the Chinese language were found at the Yinxu site near modern Anyang identified as the last capital of the Shang dynasty, and date from about 1250 BC. The earliest known inscriptions and written records in Sanskrit are from the 1st century BCE, such as the Ayodhya Inscription of Dhana and Ghosundi-Hathibada (Chittorgarh).

[@jethiya7990]

I was very good in Hindi but chose Sanskrit as my another compulsory language with English. I learned it because I wanted to read ancient texts and understand India 🇮🇳 & our core philosophy.

[@BlaBla-ho9iy]

I hope we do that in African countries too, we still have ancient libraries but no one can read them or translate them because arab and european colonialism forced us to only speak their languages, and we forgot our own

[@jethiya7990]

@@BlaBla-ho9iy you mean your old African language right? If you've access to it then sure go for it. Language is not just a way of communication but it upholds the culture and civilization.

[@TheWakenHindu]

मम भाषा संस्कृतम् जयतु जयतु भरतमः जयतु जयतु संस्कृतम्

[@FabulousExcellent]

Thank you Palki for highlighting the need for the Sanskrit Language. Yes, I am Literate in Sanskrit and few extremely proud of it. It’s such a beautiful Language, those who are interested should NOT wait to learn. Why is it that many people Blame the Government for everything? Here, in the UK Sanskrit is taught in many schools. Same in Europe and some American schools. Hey people, open your eyes and minds, the World is changing fast, hold onto your Roots tights. And yes, there are Apps too for those who call themselves High Tech! नमो नमः I I

[@Raghupatiraghavrajaram1]

भाषासु मुख्या मधुरा दिव्या गीर्वाणभारती। 🙏🏻

[@shafeequeahmed4272]

Sanscrit will continue to mesmerize with its mysterious history and origin, like the last several thousand years. Hundreds of European languages, even unpopular as Lithuanian have cognates with Sanscrit to this day. It's never gonna die as hundreds of scholars around the world contemplate on ancient Sanscrit texts.

[@upadrastaarunasreegorthi3719]

Samskrit language is a living language. It is AMRITAM WHICH HAS NO DEATH. After knowing sweetness of samskrit, After feeling the lovely fragrance of samskrit I started spreading the language among the people. I especially get amazing satisfaction while teaching the children. They speak in samskrit very fluently irrespective of their education. and interestingly they too teach others along with their studies.

[@Indian_Rajput]

Sanskrit can't die it's base of Indian culture and Dharma our names to everything has derivation from Sanskrit.

[@surojeetchatterjee]

@@TheControllersChronicles Even ur Tamil names like Karunanidhi r Sanskrit derivative. Dravida is a sanskrit word for a triangular geographical location. 🤣

[@surojeetchatterjee]

@@TheControllersChronicles Ur hilarious, but that's the truth u can't deny. That's why classical languages of India including their script is old sanskrit derivative. Tamil other classical language is more closer to sanskrit than today's hindi/Urdu.

[@MrPoornakumar]

@@TheControllersChronicles Samskrtam ("Sanskrit" is an Anglicised name), means that which is "refined". Samskara is to transform, or to refine The unrefined language, being the "natural" one is called Prakritam (Prakrti=Nature).

[@yess10]

Agree with your comment

[@Indian_Rajput]

@@surojeetchatterjee If u think Hindi is Urdu then very sorry but u r illiterate or u may not have studied Hindi ever in School

[@ayubshaikh9156]

No Language should die,……… ! The collected Wisdom , knowledge,.. history …… should not fade into oblivion….!

[@aswaththamad961]

I'm really glad that you posted this video, on this day. The vast majority of Indians do not even know about World Sanskrit Day, leave aside the language itself. Traditionally, students in the gurukuls of ancient India would begin their Vedic studies on this particular day, i.e, Shravanashuklapurnima, the first full moon in the month of Shravan. Raksha bandhan is also celebrated on this day. This popular festival overshadows World Sanskrit Day, which is another reason why most people do not know about it. Sanskrit is far from dead, but it does need a strong dose of revivalism. I started learning Sanskrit in my late fifties, and I cleared the four exams conducted by Samskrita Bharati, this being India's most active institution for learning Sanskrit, on-line and off-line. You are right in stating that a very large number of our surviving Sanskrit manuscripts are yet to be translated. And one really wonders what treasures are hidden in them. The biggest hurdle in reviving Sanskrit is the myth that the language is very difficult to learn. This is hardly the case. As you have pointed out, many, if not all, Indian languages have evolved from Sanskrit, directly or indirectly. The vocabulary and syntax of virtually every Indian language is derived from Sanskrit. That makes it fairly easy for any Indian to learn Sanskrit. Even foreigners who don't know Devanagari script are able to learn Sanskrit, because the language's architecture is scientific and predictable. There's no shortage of resources for those wish to learn. And with the advent of AI, I hope we will see more efficient learning tools.. What the language does need is a lot of awareness. I'm thankful that you are doing what you can. I'd be happy to see more videos of this kind ... considering that you are an Upadhyayani yourself! लसतु संस्कृतम् ! SK Srinivas, Bangalore.

[@dhananjayjogdand5792]

An Eye opener for our Bharat Desh Thanks

[@vprayaga]

I am fortunate to have found Samskrita Bharati at the age 40 and i and my family learned to speak Samskritam, it has been such a joy getting back to roots.

[@pama1442]

I am learning sanskrit, i won't let such a beautiful language in vain.

[@radhakrishnanv8824]

Samskritham will never die. People more and more show keen interest in learning. Establishments like Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan and Samskrita Bharati extend yeoman service for the spread of this powerful language.

[@gkodavuru1826]

Sanskrit has taken different directions to direct human race in a different way..... people are able to recognise and appreciate the language. Indian music has enriched itself with Sanskrit songs.

[@krishnakumar37546]

Sanskrit never dies,as it is immortal.This language is mother Saraswati.

[@ShivaniKumari-ir4jf]

Which language you're using to write this comment?

[@EasyRitwik]

Very good, madam. I had studied Sanskrit upto class X. After 50 years I started relearning and feel so educated. Hats off to the persons who developed such well structured, meaningful four dimensional language. European, specially English, languages are dwarf in front of it.

[@wintkyaw7576]

Absolutely wonderful. We've to preserve our culture. Thank you.

[@venkataramangopalan1015]

Sanskrit is a mine of Knowledge. Kudos for telling its importance in the modern world.

[@Gamma_Digamma]

I’m taking a Sanskrit course at Cornell. They don’t have a Marathi course but have a thriving Sanskrit sequence in the classics department.

[@proudtobeaninfidelkafirand7471]

Poison Ivy league will brainwash you into hating anything Indian, including Sanskrit. Don't learn twisted or watered down version of Sanskrit from American trash universities.

[@sks8198]

I started learning Sanskrit when I was 50. Today at 63 I am a student of Upanishads and other ancient texts.

[@ananthan8951]

It is संस्कृतम् - the refined - in which the most profound ideas, all that is true sublime and beautiful, find their natural expression. Cannot die in those who seek perfect expression of pure vision.

[@Dr.KundaSilimkhan]

Thank you for addressing the topic.Fortunately Sanskrit scholars have steadily increased the world over in the last two decades although it may not be called one's mother tongue. No surprise since it is considered DevaVaani.

[@Ms-ux8rb]

We all can take pleage that we wud make our children learn the great language & wint repeat the mistakes that we did ! ❤

[@kalyanirajappa]

SamakritaBharathi is working hard towards encouraging learning to read, write and speak in samskritam. Samakritena Samskritanam has been the motive. Our children are learning the language and enjoy their classes. Alongwith the kids we are also learning and appreciating Samskritam more and more.

[@ramananswaminathan6145]

My wife started learning sankrit at age 50. Still, a group of elderly people do learn through Zoom. English tops the chart as favorite choice after mother tongue. No state was demarcated as Sanskrit state like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telugu Desam etc.,

[@jaagterahohind]

Is government of India has any plans to revive Sanskrit in Indian schools? If not it should be made part of our curriculum up to grade 12. Jai Hind!

[@prabhavenkatesh7931]

Spoken Sanskrit from class 2 across the nation. Fun classes with skits and stories. No exams. In 15 years every child from Guwahati to Chennai will be able to connect.

[@jaagterahohind]

@@prabhavenkatesh7931 Thank you for sharing this information. I left India a long time ago and in my days of schooling there was no option of learning Sanskrit. What about translating a lot of books written in Sanskrit as per Ms. Palki Sharma's video?

[@MrPoornakumar]

@jaagterahohind Samskrt is being taught at elementary level in Central government's Kendriya Vidyalayas. Many other school systems too (other than CBSE), do that.

[@pritsingh9766]

Bhai Indian government should first provide jobs to middle class general category person first, phir seekh lenge sanskrit hum log .I don't know about your state but so many youths in jammu are unemployed. Even i have to leave my state to find work.

[@pritsingh9766]

What is the use of education or language when there are no jobs and so many youths are unemployed? Ps. I don't support congress or pappu .

[@brockrumlow]

I had opted for Sanskrit in school and also in Junior College, as an additional subject with my general science faculty, i used to be able to make sense out of the language at the time but now its gone. Its time we revive it again and let the world know about the hidden knowledge that we posses.

[@AnitaSharma-oj3zq]

I am currently learning Sanskrit (via online) and, oh my word!, what a wonderful, spiritually fulfilling language it is. An amazing language that takes one closer to oneself. I just wish I had made the effort to learn the language in my earlier days.

[@ShwetaSanatani55]

Could you please tell me where are you from learning Sanskrit I mean which platform 😊

[@AnitaSharma-oj3zq]

@@ShwetaSanatani55 kzbin.info/aero/PLNKc9XA6KRsPiNk9grlpwJwnnfY5dr2dN&si=_KblwgYyVDxE-w7v

[@Roar1921]

Ditto Anita ji. My life feels enriched with just the beginning of my learning journey. It's addictive now.

[@Roar1921]

​@@ShwetaSanatani55there is Samskrita Bharathi, Vyoma Samskrita. You could check their websites

[@AnitaSharma-oj3zq]

@@Roar1921 👍💯 absolutely.🙏

[@rajeshvagadia-vu2exp830]

Congratulations to Palki for preparing programs on unattended important topics. Yes me too believe Sanskrit should be encouraged to learn & taught, I also think this language should be studied scientifically, probably it can be used to communicate with strangers or to send messages in Deep Space!

[@vigsbond]

I tell you, Sanskrit will definitely come back and gain recognition as one of the most important languages for scientific and spiritual development and progress.

[@Vedham5]

जयतु जयतु संस्कृतं जयतु जयतु भारतम्

[@Suntas24]

Very good information. *Sanskrit* together with _ancient _*_Tamil_* (known as " *_Damili_* " - different from today Tamil) were *_founding_*_ languages_ of India. These two combined to give today's Indian languages, in various forms, degrees and combinations. Being succinct, yes _Sanskrit is _*_important_* to keep alive, since as mentioned, it may contain unknown insights into *science* , *technology* , culture, etc and maybe much more. *Latin* , is the " *_European Sanskrit_* " and is foundation of many European languages (arguable) including English, and is taught in Euro-Colleges and kept alive due to *Vatican manuscripts* kept in *_secret chambers_* below the Vatican church which is guarded by American/European (NATO) forces and a special commandos known as "Swiss Guard" (Not necessarily of Switzerland) - And who will shoot-to-kill those trying to read/steal the information (let alone the actual books). Regarding Sanskrit "being for *Brahmins only* " myth, and of it (Sanskrit) being Oral-tradition, there may have been reasons why that was propagated in old-days, which Brahmins themselves may nor know. There are sounds which are meant to cause physical interaction with human-body (and mind), and also solid-material, etc. Hence for example, the *word* " *Om* ", is said with particular inflection, intonation, etc for particular purposes - e.g. Scientific term of *_Acoustic resonance_* . Acoustic resonance (associated mechanical resonance) can cause various changes to human body, brain-functions, and also solid material - e.g. Glass breaking for high-pitch sounds....

[@Suntas24]

*@youtubedoescensorshipfortheccp* , What proof do you have that *Europeans* didn't come from *_Sanskrit.ites_* ? Lost city of Atlantis-theorists of Europe cite proof that aliens had inter-species relations with monkeys to form humans in Europe, and then were distributed across the world to build pyramids - i.e. Similarities of Egyptian, Mayan pyramids with Hindu temples in South Indian and South-East Asia (Cambodia). So, can you prove that Sanskrit isn't European?

[@Suntas24]

*@youtubedoescensorshipfortheccp* , OK, first my response was more a joke (" _alien-origins theory_ "), but seems like you're against the " _Aryan Invasion theory_ ", and never bothered to read the initial comment. Firstly, I never said " _Sanskrit _*_was_*_ formed in Europe_ " (read back). Second, English language root is Latin (So Sanskrit has no relevance in that sense); But your argument now seems that: " _Latin came from Sanskrit_ ". To answer that, all we know is that *Indo-European* languages are based on phonetics, while China language is based on *pictorial-Hieroglyphs* to represent concepts of the word. So, Sanskrit, Latin, Hindi, German, Tamil, English, etc all fall under category of *phonetic languages* as opposed to China's language. But, no proof Latin came from Sanskrit, by we theorize they had common root. However, though Sanskrit texts are older than Latin, that is not proof that Latin was direct descendent. On the stone-tablets, how do you know the *color* of the people drawn on stone-tablets? Also, What proof is there that those stone-tablet people spoke Sanskrit?

[@-wokeleftismisamentaldisorder-]

Are you a Mental Patient like Xi Jing Ping? Xi lies a lot like you.

[@Krishna-zw6ls]

An excellent topic Palki. The Indian central government should make Sanskrit mandatory in schools, a subject must pass to go next level (like middleschool, high school, universities). Including every state language must pass, not just Hindi. Diversity is beautiful, no language on earth has to extinct. Like in Malaysia, you must pass Malay to be considered for higher education. All Indians and Chinese in Malaysia speak Malay, this can happen in the case of Sanskrit in Bharat.

[@prasadkulkarni975]

Due secularism, government didn't encourage this language.

[@yess10]

Congress did not do it.

[@Anubhav_6444]

Your selection of words how you end with any serious topic amazes me.❤❤Thanks mam..

[@Realist839]

why invest in a dead language? There are so many vibrant classical languages (For Ex:- Bengali, Tamil, etc). Invest in them rather than a language only for certain caste.

[@IndicShubham]

This is the only language which can strengthen the bond of the country and no one gonna oppose .

[@korelly]

Indians could study Sanskrit like some Europeans learn Latin or ancient Greek. The song Navras from Juno Reactor is sung in Sanskrit. Many anglophones study French because they are interested in the origins or English.

[@Vedham5]

जयतु संस्कृतं विश्वपोशकम्

[@poushalinag7942]

If i was the Prime Minister. I would make Sanskrit lessons mandatory in every school from standard 1 to standard 8 . Exams are not mandatory but regular evaluation and mandatory teaching in an easy and fun manner.

[@cgkmurthi]

First let all the Sangh pariwar people study Sanskrit and let there be sufficient number to start a full TV Channel (not an on-demand internet based channel). Today there are about 2 million Sangh pariwar connected population. Unless this people study Sanskrit earnestly it will be difficult to make others do. Also cinema and media people should keep quiet.

[@mohandaskk1777]

Thank you for the timely presentation. In fact many organisations like Samskrita Bharati and individual scholars are working hard to teach and spread the use of the language. Foreigners are also teaching the language in their schools, but no such interest is taken by many states in India. Need to verify the accuracy of statistics given by you. Nevertheless a very good attempt to instill the importance of the language. Once again Thank you.

[@sandeepirsse]

"Only about 100000 people know the prayer they recite". Knowing the meaning of mantras ( in prayer we recite mantra) is not possible till you read Sanskrit Vyakarna through ashtadhyayi.

[@EasyRitwik]

SANSKRIT IS THE EASIEST LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD. Pl make a video on this. Thanks, keep up.

[@yatinkumarmistry5646]

I also learn Sanskrit online and done the Diploma in Sanskrit.. Now I am trying to explore more about our shastras

[@sachi330]

Jai Shri Ram

[@yatinkumarmistry5646]

@@sachi330 Jai shree ram

[@deegee4126]

I'm glad to see you talk about Sanskrit. I deeply regret not knowing Sanskrit today. It should be made compulsory in schools. I took French instead of Sanskrit in school.

[@sannibabukandala6933]

Every one Hindu knows Sanskrit language. All the hymns and rituals are conducted through Sanskrit lan gauge. Hence, during census we should mention that Sanskrutam is also known to us like Telugu , Hindi, English and other languages. So lakhs of Hindus know Sanskritam

[@jairasoi7806]

Very meaningful. Thank you for making such a beautiful video on Sanskrit.

[@ratatoulli123]

Privileged to know Sanskrit in medium expertised.

[@kpopvoodoo]

अहं इच्छामि मम भाषा संरक्षिता भवतु अहं संस्कृतं प्रेम करोमि

[@Krsna927]

Don't know about others, but I believe that Sanskrit is the language of the soul. My soul jumps in joy while reading Sanskrit and listening to it. I enjoy reading our Sanskrit scriptures without the burden of translations.

[@mahmudrahman9855]

Thank you for creating awareness. the Sanskrit is global heritage. We have to preserve this. As a Bangli-Muslim this is my ancestor language,

[@Cutestar6757]

This could be very easily done if government awards prizes or organizes writing ,poem, other competitions in sanskrit for all age groups .. TV programs..... if there are awrds even small prizes of rs 5000 for kids ppl follow...

[@MrPoornakumar]

@cutestar564 These (all the methods suggested in comments) are all but, half-measures. I learnt German & forgot. I learnt Russian too, that I am yet to forget. Make Samskrt a live-language, the way Israel did to Hebrew that was (like Samskrt) was almost dead. They revived it. Made it their first language. If done in India too, it will revive Samskrt. Then all our (hungering) youth desiring to know our ancient Science will have no hurdle in know how India developed Sciences, well before the Europeans. Don't relegate Samskrt to Hindu religion only.

[@Cutestar6757]

@@MrPoornakumar Oh,,, sad,,, I wonder why sports ,. hackers get rewards and employee of the month, bonus are given to employessl,, half harted measures.. I did use to take part in essay writing etc in the wish to get just show piece....wonder if it was money...

[@Vedham5]

जीयेत् गीर्वाण भारती

[@GuidingStar-bm7oo]

Once Hindi is banned, Sanskrit ❤ will naturally come to the fore. That's really the only way to do it.

[@MrPoornakumar]

@GuidingStar-bm7oo After it was decided to give India her independence, the "Constituent Assembly" was called (chaired by Babu Dr. Rajendra Prasad) to frame a constitution for the country. A year prior to independence, the Chairman of the drafting committee, Dr B.R. Ambedkar suggested a discussion on what should be the national language, proposing "Sanskrit", that was seconded by Sri Tajamul Husain from Bihar. It was put to vote. The contender was "Hindi". The voting was even (both Sanskrit & Hindi getting equal votes) leading to an impasse. To break the tie, the chairman (of Constituent Assembly) was called upon to exercise his "discretionary" vote that he did. Dr. Rajendra Prasad voted for Hindi, that gave Hindi its place now. However I feel there is a strong vote for Sanskrit, even today.

[@sshridhars]

Admire and thank you for bringing such good content!!

[@warsil3735]

Even Sri lankas majority dpoken language like Sinhala is a deravstive of Sanskrit

[@pritsingh9766]

Sri lankans have nothing to do with Sanskrit or any tribe froom Northern India .

[@MrPoornakumar]

@warsil3735 "Indonesian" (Bahasa Indonesia) is way more Sanskritised, that I feel embarrassed to listen to Hindi, after that. They take pride in using Sanskrit words & presrve thetext, while prominently displayed in public places (unlike us, hiding them).

[@VkASat]

I commend you for covering this. Sanskrit is reviving. Didn't know about Sanskrit Day until now. But learnt this language a few years back. Hope more will learn.

[@LaxmiAjayAtoZ]

Power protects histry. Be powerful, rest can be protected thencomfortsbly.

[@MrPoornakumar]

@JaiParamAtma That power must be aimed at. Power is a "vector".

[@pradeepkumaryadav3365]

There is hope. Last year I began learning Sanskrit at the age of 27.

[@fsxmantra]

Like Latin not only it's extinct but fossilized... so move forward guys. 😢

[@smahadevan2008]

Yes, move on guys with vigor by embracing Sanskrit. Sanskrit is neither extinct nor fossilised as it is used day to day in recitation of vedas, slokas pujas etc. There is a village in Karntaka where evrybody converses in Sanskrit.

[@nawarevaishali]

Good you brought up this subject. This was my feeling for a while now and after reading comments here, it is getting firm that although only few thousand people might have declared that Sanskrit is their mothertongue but its very much palpable that interest in Sanskrit language is on the rise.

[@TaciturnTerror]

Many Europeans learn Latin wben though it's a dead language..so it is for the public to take it up. Government shouldn't enforce it but people should themselves realise that there's no shame in being Indian/learning Indian languages.

[@MrPoornakumar]

@TaciturnTerror Then, it is better not to take up that task.

[@oriolagullo9800]

I am Spanish. Nowadays, unfortunately, almost nobody in Europe learn latin. Our society is based on productivity, competition, efficiency and consumption, so that people just try to learn English. Some others, if they are good at learning languages, also try French, Spanish or German, and that is all... HOWEVER, many people in the west suffer from stress, depression and a kind of existential void, so the schools and classes of yoga, meditation, tantra, etc. are spreading everywhere. Through them, we learn sanskrit words and get interested in indian spirituality, that is why an increasing number of westeners, like me, even if we are still small in number, are currently learning the language.

[@MrPoornakumar]

@@oriolagullo9800 That is great!

[@alberttanner408]

Sanskrit must be known to children by the age of 7 in Bharat.

[@lokeshk4642]

My school taught Sanskrit from 6th to 9th but we did not know the importance and I forgot . I’m re-learning it now on my own. Germany is showing a lot of interest in Sanskrit and they are learning at a faster rate.

[@rickhastings6063]

Good job on raising this important issue, Palki. Everyone in the world should be required to learn Sanskrit.

[@diamond1649ify]

It is a shame that to learn about Bharat Sanskrit you have to go to German University to learn, to which they can twist about the original Sanskrit,and in the meantime Hindoostan boasts to have Colonised South Pole of Moon with Ashoka Pillar erected out there.

[@MrPoornakumar]

@diamond1649ify Bottom line in the pedestal of Ashoka Pillar (now) is in Sanskrit, "Satyameva Jayate". Why it is Ashoka & not Ashok? Why it isn't Shrinagar, but "Srinagar" like "Sri Lanka"? Why is it always "Karnatak" or "Keral" & never "Karnataka" or "Kerala" as the people of these two states want it said, fondly. Why isn't possible in the National language to write the proper words for "Indian" languages, not sounding improperly? Is it that the language is incapable?

[@mirrorflame1988]

Time to start talking!! Jai Bharat!!

[@chaitanya2157]

Samskrutum (not Sanskrit - this is the British version) was not limited to Hindu priests and neither did they restrict the language being taught. False narrative, please correct this and do your homework before spreading such miss-information. Adi Shankaracharya was from Kerala and was able to traverse the entire country and communicate with everyone because he knew Samskrutum and that was a common tongue - either 1st or second language to most back then in India (like Hindi/ or English today). An isolated and regional society adds new words to their diction, eg. Hindi is spoken differently in different parts of India. Pegion is a language spoken in PNG and has English words and yet an English speaking native cannot understand it on first contact. These languages evolved over thousands of years. Language is organic and evolves over time. Eg. Old Hindi, old Telugu or any other old regional language has its roots from Samskrutum and has evolved to what it is today. The older the versions of our regional languages the more Samskrutum words they had. Any society wants to have an identity and the evolved languages is sometimes a common thread that give a group of people the sense of belonging and an identity.

[@Vico-k9s]

Good topic Palkiji. You and your team are so so capable.

[@rahuljain6644]

Dear Ms Palki - I am extremely upset with the fact that my kid's school does not offer Sanskrit as an additional language. They offer French & Spanish. My kid is also very upset about this. I have decided to teach my kid Sanskrit outside the school, but this will put pressure on other activities as it implies learning 4 languages at the same time + the usual non-language subjects. At my school I had Sanskrit and was very happy to study it till my 10th grade. Clearly, schools have moved away from Sanskrit for various reasons (like the advantage of getting jobs in Europe). So I understand that despite wide curiosity, there is not much commercial interest in learning Sanskrit. How can we achieve commercial interest..any thoughts?

[@sachi330]

Jai Shri Ram St James school in England , it's in the syllabus. Sad isn't it.

[@sachi330]

In Bharat the Hindu sepoys will oppose it .

[@GururajBN]

Good and enlightening video. It is a misconception that Samskrit is used only for religious purposes. It has a huge secular literature such as poetry, plays, humour, books on cooking, architecture, sculpture, medicine, not to speak of a book on polity like Artha Shastra.

[@shrigadi]

There are lots of Schools and Gurukuls teaching Sanskrit. Lovers of Sanskrit put in their effort and take time to study Sanskrit as I know of. Many people speak the language even today. How that can be a dead language? Governmental support and encouragement is needed and reasonable fund allocation is necessary to promote further. Every Indian language from north to south and from east to west has Sanskrit as base. It's easy for the countrymen to learn Sanskrit, the most sophisticated and refined language.

[@IamChidanand]

Highest number of manuscripts are in Odia but alas...people often mention Bengali and run away to Sanskrit

[@rajeshkhilari]

Sanskrit, a language and MoDi, a script - We are trying hard to encourage people to learn these both.

[@mitrar123]

We can get Sanskrit back if we implement as compulsory from middle school

[@babachuran3760]

We need to reborn Sanskrit