Introduction:

Sanskrit is the primary sacred language of Hinduism and has been used as a philosophical language in the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit as early as 1700-1200 BCE. You can get many benefits from learning Sanskrit language as it offers an expansive view of human nature and its role in creation. It is the world’s oldest language and it is also known as the mother of all languages. It is a language that is the root of most Indian languages, and most Indian languages are derived from Sanskrit.
We need to understand that Sanskrit is regarded as the ancient language in Hinduism, where it was used as a means of communication and dialogue by the Hindu Celestial Gods, and then by the Indo-Aryans. It is 4,000 years old (some say it’s 6,000 years old), used to be the language of the classics in India. Until now, Sanskrit is still an official language in the Indian Peninsula despite its limited use as an everyday language. Sanskrit first appeared in 2000 BC and hailed as the god’s language. Sanskrit is now spoken by less than 1% of Indians and is mostly used by Hindu priests during religious ceremonies.

One of the reasons for Sanskrit being limited to a small circle of people was the narrow outlook of pandits. They never allowed the language to reach the common people. So, India today does not have Sanskrit as its first language, like French in Francophone countries and Arabic in West Asia. It is not a non-Scheduled language. It is one of the Eighth Schedule languages and is also an official language in Uttarakhand. Some so many people would proclaim it a dead language. After the British arrived, Sanskrit lost its royal patronage, and since Sanskrit was never a commonly spoken language, it lost its prominence. One of the reasons is that it is mainly because we prefer English over others. The preference for English over native languages is primarily due to the false presumption of English as the source of knowledge. Many people want to pick up slang from Urdu but don’t want to protect the Vocabulary of Sanskrit, considering it old-fashioned language. Another reason why is, political power does not patronise a language or culture, so it will be lost and people wouldn’t speak the Sanskrit language. Today’s generation are not educated to the level where they can understand that the Sanskrit language is a treasure chest that contains thorough investigation into philosophy, mathematics and sciences. Our generation finds English speakers attractive but opposite attitudes were shown to the Sanskrit speakers. .