Introduction:
Around 600 B.C.E., in the classical period of Iron Age Ancient India, Sanskrit began the transition from a primary language to the second language of religion and learning, used by the educated elite. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European classical language of South Asia, a liturgical language of Hinduism and Buddhism primarily, and utilized occasionally in Jainism. Sanskrit does not belong to the Indo-Iranian sub-family of the Indo-European family of languages. It is part of the Satem group of Indo-European languages, which also includes the Balto-Slavic branch. Classical Sanskrit distinguishes about thirty-six phonemes. There is, however, some allophone and the writing systems used for Sanskrit generally indicate this, thus distinguishing forty-eight sounds.
To learn Sanskrit, start with the sounds made by each of the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet. But learning a new language doesn’t need to be a slow or tedious process. Although nothing can replace the hard work and effort it requires, you can absolutely learn Sanskrit fast if you follow the right strategy and dedicate yourself to the process. In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the ways in which you can learn Sanskrit at home: