Finnish

Noun

sanskrit

1. The Sanskrit language.

Declension

French

Noun

sanskrit m.

1. The Sanskrit language

Adjective

sanskrit m (f. sanskrite, m. plural sanskrits, f. plural sanskrites)

1. Sanskrit

   La langue sanskrite - The Sanskrit language

Sanskrit (संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. It is also declared as a classical language by the government of India.

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 South and Southeast Asia is akin to that of Latin and Greek in Europe and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of Nepal and India.

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 attestation 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.

The corpus of Sanskrit literature encompasses a rich tradition of poetry and drama as well as scientific, technical, philosophical and Hindu religious texts. Sanskrit continues to be widely used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals in the forms of hymns and mantras. Spoken Sanskrit is still in use in a few traditional institutions in India, and there are many attempts at revival.

• धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः
  • dharmo rakśati rakśitaḥ
  • Dharma, when protected, protects.

• जननी जन्मभुमिस्छ स्वर्गादपि गरीयसि
  • Jananī Janmabhumischa swargadapi garīyasi
  • Mother and Motherland are like heaven

• स तु दीर्घकालनैरन्तर्यसत्कारासेवितो दृढभूमिः
  • Sa tu dīrgha-kāla-nairantarya-satkārasevito dṛdha-bhūmiḥ
  • Yoga becomes a well founded state-established state when its been respectfully and uninterruptedly cultivated for a long time

• न अभिशेको न संस्कारः सिम्हस्य कृयते वने विक्रमार्जितसत्वस्य स्वयमेव मृगेन्द्रता
  • Na abhiśeko na samskāraḥ simhasya kṛyate vane vikramārjitasatvasya swayameva mṛgendratā
  • Translation: There is no official coronation ceremony held to declare the lion as the king of the jungle. He becomes king by his own attributes and heroic actions.
  • Meaning: Similarly, in our own life, when working towards some goal, we should not merely “demand” it. Rather we should try to “earn” the goal through our own good deeds and efforts. It is through our own hard work that we achieve.

• गतशोकं न कुर्वीत भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत वर्तमानेशु कार्येशु वर्तयन्ति विचक्शनः
  • gataśokaṃ na kurvīta bhaviṣyaṃ naiva cintayeta vartamāneśu kāryeśu vartayanti vicakśanaḥ
  • There is no point in worrying about past nor about future. A smart and intelligent person thinks and works only about present.