Sanskrit is the classical language of Indian and the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is also one of the 22 official languages in India. 

The knowledge of Sanskrit is very helpful for anyone who is interested in delving into the original texts relating to various subjects from the Indian traditional knowledge systems. This language, however, is often presented as a difficult language to learn for many and moreover as a classical language of the past that is of no special relevance in the contemporary world. Those who have been exposed to it in school often regard it as nothing more than a scoring subject and have little appreciation for the various dimensions of the language well, we all know that the backbone of every language, hands down, is GRAMMAR!

There are many ways to write Sanskrit when it comes to roman scripts. You must have the Sanskrit alphabet at hand. 

Here are 6 amazing apps to brush up your writing skills:

• Multibhashi 

• Sanskrit keyboard

• Learn Sanskrit alphabet 

• Learn Sanskrit 

• Learn Sanskrit – free 

• Sanskrit vyakaran offline lucent book

You can also go through 8,9 and 10th standard Sanskrit books. It covers the basic Vyakarana (grammar) and gives you a rough idea of how to frame small sentences, questions in Sanskrit. Those books also have small stories, poems, and my personal favorite – Subhashitmalas !! The point is after you are done with reading and remembering all the grammar tables given in the book, you can start reading the chapters one by one and try to understand them. Trust me, you surely will understand those and it’s fun!

Also, while doing grammar, try to converse with someone, or maybe with yourself in Sanskrit if grammar seems a little heavy. It will also help you in learning a language naturally. Also, while learning grammar, try to talk with someone, or maybe with yourself in Sanskrit. It will also help you in learning the language.

An important thing of which you should be taking care of is your PRONUNCIATION. Read some Sanskrit Shlokas, Mantras or Stotras etc. These work in your learning Sanskrit easily and help you read faster with accurate pronunciations! Try to figure out their meanings too! Take a good dictionary which helps you in learning the words of Sanskrit.  Sometimes some of the Sanskrit Shlokas have two or more meanings, for this, you should see the dictionary which helps you in knowing the meanings. Practice makes it easier to learn Sanskrit. If you give time every day to learn Sanskrit you will definitely learn Sanskrit.

Now, you must be getting a good feeling if you know the meaning of the word also. Pick up some ancient epics. It will also help you to practice the Sanskrit language and you will feel it. The one which you must read is, “Shrimat Bhagvat Geeta”! Don’t forget to Keep the translations ready with you. There are apps on google play which you can just download! Last but not least, Google is also helping you in learning Sanskrit. There are a lot of resources available on Google, YouTube, etc!