Sanskrit

Examples of Sanskrit in the following topics:

• Sanskrit

  • Vedic Sanskrit evolved to Classical Sanskrit, which has influenced modern Indian languages and is used in religious rites.
  • Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit as early as 1700–1200 BCE (Before Common Era).
  • Today, Sanskrit is still used on the Indian Subcontinent.
  • More than 3,000 Sanskrit works have been composed since India became independent in 1947, while more than 90 weekly, biweekly and quarterly publications are published in Sanskrit.
  • The scholar Panini standardized the grammar of Vedic Sanskrit to create Classical Sanskrit.

• Vedic and Upanishadic Periods

  • The grammar of Pāini marks a final apex in the codification of Sutra texts and, at the same time, the beginning of Classical Sanskrit.
  • Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
  • The Sutra language texts: This is the last stratum of Vedic Sanskrit leading up to c. 500 BCE, comprising the bulk of the Śrauta and Grhya Sutras as well as some Upanishads.
  • The Sanskrit term upaniṣad means "sitting down near", implying sitting near a teacher to receive instruction.
  • Here, river Indus is shown by its Sanskrit name Sindhu.

• Temple Style of the North

  • Darśana is a Sanskrit term meaning sight, vision, apparition, or glimpse, and is most commonly used for "visions of the divine" in Hindu worship.
  • Śikhara, a Sanskrit word that translates literally to "mountain peak", refers to the tallest tower in Northern Hindu temple architecture.

• Sculpture in Southeast Asia

  • The Pali and Sanskrit languages, Indian script, and Hindu epic literature—such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata—were transmitted to Southeast Asia during this period.
  • A number of votive tablets and Sanskrit inscriptions are also found in the region.

• Southern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • Ritual within these temples tends to be orthodox and elaborate, especially in the large vedic brahminical temples, which follow the pan-Indian Sanskrit agama scriptural traditions.
  • The large vedic brahminical temples of southern India follow the pan-Indian Sanskrit agama scriptural traditions.

• The Indo-Aryan Migration and the Vedic Period

  • The most prominent of these groups spoke Indo-European languages and were called Aryans, or "noble people" in the Sanskrit language.
  • Most history of this period is derived from the Vedas, the oldest scriptures in the Hindu religion, which were composed by the Aryans in Sanskrit.
  • The Indo-Aryans also preserved collections of religious and literary works by memorizing and reciting them, handing them down from one generation to the next in their sacred language, Sanskrit.  

• Temple Style of the South

  • Ritual within these temples tends to be orthodox and elaborate, especially in the large vedic brahminical temples, which follow the pan-Indian Sanskrit agama scriptural traditions .

• The Golden Age of India

  • Sushruta, a famed Indian physician of the Gupta period, wrote the Samhita, a Sanskrit text on all of the major concepts of ayurvedic medicine with innovative chapters on surgery.
  • Kalidasa, considered the greatest poet and dramatist of the Sanskrit language, also belonged primarily to this period.

• Northern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • Darśana is a Sanskrit term meaning sight, vision, apparition, or glimpse, and is most commonly used for "visions of the divine" in Hindu worship.
  • Śikhara, a Sanskrit word that translates literally to "mountain peak", refers to the tallest tower in Northern Hindu temple architecture.

• Jainism

  • The word Jain derives from the Sanskrit word jina, meaning conqueror, and the ultimate aim of Jain life is to achieve liberation of the soul.
  • A Sanskrit word, karma means action, word or deed.