Sanskrit
Please note that this section contains my personal notes from my readings on this topic.
Sanskrit is the oldest form and probable root of the greatest number of languages and the languages spoken by the greatest numbers of people in the world, the Indo-European. These include the main languages of Europe and north India, also many of those of Iran and the Middle East (like Persian, Kurdish or Armenian). Though its grammatical forms are different, it has many common roots with such other important ancient languages as Egyptian or Sumerian. To the east we can find many Sanskrit roots as far away as in the Hawaiian language. Many languages of ancient times, like the Scythian of Central Asia, were also Indo-Iranian in nature.
– “Sanskrit, the Language of the Vedas” by Dr. David Frawley
Sanskrit is the oldest most continually used language in the world and may represent the oldest and most original form of human language. By the most conservative accounts it has been used continuously since 1500 B.C.; by more liberal accounts it was in use before 6000 B.C. Classical Sanskrit follows the same basic patterns since the time of Panini, who probably lived around the time of the Buddha.
– “Sanskrit, the Language of the Vedas” by Dr. David Frawley
Sanskrit has the largest literature of any language. Along with the sacred literature of two of the world’s great religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, it possesses a larger group of works on spirituality, metaphysics and mythology than any other language. It has an extensive literature of poetry, drama and philosophy, though much has been lost in time.
– “Sanskrit, the Language of the Vedas” by Dr. David Frawley
Sanskrit is the most scientific language. It is the only language devised according to where in the mouth the sounds are made. For this reason most of modern linguistics arose from the reexamination of Sanskrit in the nineteenth century. Grammar, philology and etymology are perhaps more developed in Sanskrit than in any other tongue. It is perhaps the most self-consistent and homogenous of all languages, most others being composites of different languages or dialects.
– “Sanskrit, the Language of the Vedas” by Dr. David Frawley
Sanskrit has been written up in AI magazine (spring ’85) by a NASA researcher, Rick Briggs, as the only spoken language in the world capable of functioning with mathematical precision and embodying the basic principles of artificial intelligence. It is possibly the only natural language in the world that is compatible with computers.
– by Vyaas Houston M.A.
Sanskrit is the world’s oldest spoken language, enjoying an unbroken tradition of at least eight thousand years and possibly much longer by the estimation of David Frawley.
– by Vyaas Houston M.A.
The physical structure of the Sanskrit language is flawless. The sounds of the Sanskrit alphabet are defined by and organized within the five distinct mouth positions capable of creating the highest degree of clarity of articulation and power of resonance:
- Guttural (throat)
- Palatal (hard palate)
- Cerebral (where the arch rising behind the upper teeth reaches the roof)
- Dental (behind the upper teeth)
- Labial (lips)
– by Vyaas Houston M.A.
One of the great pleasures of the Sanskrit language lies in the alteration between minimal breath and maximal breath consonants… It releases pressure from the heart and chest, and creates a happy relaxed feeling. Sanskrit, in this way, has its own built in pranayama (yogic breathing). The languages itself breathes, alternately contracting and expanding.
– by Vyaas Houston M.A.
Sanskrit, the language of the human spirit, seems to be in every way the perfect instrument for bringing about healing on many levels. Its great power lies in bringing body, mind and spirit into harmonic alignment. Physically, its resonating power promotes healing. Mentally, it awakens the natural brightness, agility and order of the mind. Spiritually, it facilitates an expansion of awareness, tranquility and bliss.
– by Vyaas Houston M.A.
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