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Importance & Relevance of Sanskrit

Importance and Relevance of Sanskrit

Agenda

• Why Sanskrit?• How is it relevant in today’s life?• What is the use of learning Sanskrit?• What is in it for me?• How easy/difficult is it to learn?

Agenda

• Why Sanskrit?• How is it relevant in today’s life?• What is the use of learning Sanskrit?• What is in it for me• How easy/difficult is it to learn?

Prelude

• It has been my long-standing conviction that India is like a donkey carrying a sack of gold — the donkey does not know what it is carrying but is content to go along with the load on its back- Nani Palkhivala

Educational System

Don’t ignore our roots

Why learn Sanskrit?

• It shall be the duty of every citizens of India-– (f) to value and preserve

the rich heritage of our composite culture- Art 51 a of the Indian Constitution

• Kula Dharma

What is Sanskrit?

• सम्यक् कृतं• दैव भाषा• Many Latin words originated from Sanskrit• Oldest language• Our roots are from Sanskrit

Science and Sanskrit

Lilavathi

Humanities

Agenda

• Why Sanskrit?• How is it relevant in today’s life?• What is the use of learning Sanskrit?• What is in it for me?• How easy/difficult is it to learn?

Mundaka Upanishad

Agenda

• Why Sanskrit?• How is it relevant in today’s life?• What is the use of learning Sanskrit?• What is in it for me?• How easy/difficult is it to learn?• Quiz

Direct & Indirect

• वाक्पटुत्वं• स्मरणशक्ति�• आत्मसंयम-( पतंजक्ति� योग सूत्र)- Marsh mellow

experiment video• श्रद्धा

• Ancient Wisdom talks about आत्म गुण and modern management talks about soft skills

Relevance of Literature

• Emotional Maturity is the need of the hour

• We are becoming more like animals day by day

• Neuro linguistic effect and Physco linguistic effect

Various Kavyas

• उपमा कालि�दासस्य भारवेरर्थ�गौरवं| दन्डि�न: पद�ालि�त्यं माघे सन्ति�� त्रयो गुणः|| 

• नैषधं विवद्वत औषदं

Agenda

• Why Sanskrit?• How is it relevant in today’s life?• What is the use of learning Sanskrit?• What is in it for me?• How easy/difficult is it to learn?

Sanskrit Vs Other Languages

• English is a funny language• Sanskrit is a scientific language• Other Indian language including Hindi• Benefit of the structure

– पदं्य & गदं्य

वेदांग

• क्तिशक्षा• कल्प• व्याकरण- अष्टाध्यायी• विनरु�ः• छन्दस• ज्योवितषं

Difficulty

• Sanskrit especially Panini follows the principle of teaching most difficult task first and then easy aphorism

• Modern management also trains the mind to do difficult things first

Baby Steps

• Saral Samskrit Examination• Bhagavad Geetha Pariksha• Bhagavatham summarises the para vidya

aspect discussed earlier

Proud or Ashamed

David Frawley – An American winner of Padma Bhushan- American Institute of Vedic Studies

Maryam Asif Siddiqui Winner of Gita Champion League