Many say that Indians find it easy to learn Sanskrit as compared to other people. Did this question arise in your mind that Sanskrit is even spoken in other countries? The answer is yes. Sanskrit has widely spoken in many countries of the world apart from India. Many foreign universities have Sanskrit as one of the languages offered by them. This gives you enough clarity that the language is so important. Otherwise, why would even those universities offer it?
Now talking about the ease of language for Indians. Sanskrit is not a difficult language for those who already know Hindi well. The right practice and training would be enough for someone with the knowledge of Hindi to learn Sanskrit.
Yes, there are many factors that you need to consider while learning the language.
- Watch Sanskrit videos: yes this would be the best way to get yourself acquainted with the language. Listen to as many videos as you can. This will help you learn the basics as well as conversational language.
- Do not focus much on grammar initially: correcting the grammar of a language is what makes the language tricky. So when you start do not just keep on correcting your grammar because you will be stuck. Get to know the language well first and then when you are well acquainted then you can start putting your efforts into learning Sanskrit grammar.