Can Sanskrit be our national language?

Sanskrit is one of the 22 official languages in India. In 2010, Uttarakhand became the first state in India to have Sanskrit as its second official language. In 2019, Himachal Pradesh became the second state to have Sanskrit as the second official language.

Why Sanskrit is known as mother of all languages?

Sanskrit has two types in it, such as the Vedic Sanskrit in which Vedas and Puranas etc. were written and the Classical Sanskrit from which the grammatical rules were derived by Panini. It might be because of its great heritage and cultural hegemony Sanskrit is called as the Mother of many languages.

Why is Sanskrit not spoken?

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. Since ancient times, Sanskrit has been an important language in India. Languages never belong to a particular religion.

Why is Sanskrit called the mother of all languages?

Sanskrit is not the mother of all languages. Sanskrit is not even the mother of the modern Indo-Aryan languages of the Northern India. Neither it is their father or grandfather. In fact, no language is a direct descendant of Sanskrit.

What is the meaning of Sanskrit?

Sanskrit is the Holy and Divine language of India, written in Devanagari script which is also known for its clarity and beauty. Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-European languages family. The meaning of the word ” Sanskrit ” is refined, decorated and produced in perfect form.

Why Sanskrit is better than Greek and Latin?

According to Sir William Jones, “Sanskrit is perfect than Greek, more copious than Latin and more exquisitely refined than either.” The three Cs such as Culture, Civilization, and Cultivation of East countries were all well denoted by this language which was evolved even before many countries didn’t have a specific language.

Is Sanskrit the mother language of Dravidian?

Sanskrit is the mother of all North Indian languages, just as Latin is the mother of all Romance languages. But Sanskrit is not related to Dravidian, except where Dravidian languages have borrowed Sanskrit words — and where Sanskrit borrowed consonants series from Dravidian.