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The Language of the Sanskrit B)

The Language of the Sanskrit B). By Jennalyn Sadsad B2 (✿ ♥‿♥). Background (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤. Standardized dialect of Indo-Aryans Important in Hinudism , Buddhism, Jainism Sanskrit = “Put together, constructed” Official language in Uttarakhand , India High point was in 1500-600 BCE.

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The Language of the Sanskrit B)

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  1. The Language of the Sanskrit B) By JennalynSadsad B2 (✿ ♥‿♥)

  2. Background (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤ • Standardized dialect of Indo-Aryans • Important in Hinudism, Buddhism, Jainism • Sanskrit = “Put together, constructed” • Official language in Uttarakhand, India • High point was in 1500-600 BCE

  3. Two Types of Sanskrit Vedic Sankrit Classical Sanskrit

  4. Vedic Sanskrit ( ˘ ³˘)❤ • Beginning traced back to 1700-200 BCE • Vedic/Classical = two different dialects!! • Vedic Sanskrit = language of Vedas • End of Vedics was Upanishads • Second language in religious training

  5. Two Types of Sanskrit Vedic Sankrit Classical Sanskrit

  6. Classical Sanskrit (´∀｀)♡ • Represents development of Indo-Aryan dialecsts • Version found in hindu epics • Many variations - Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit • Four principal dialects of Sanskrit • Paścimottarī, madhyadeśī, pūrvi, and dakṣiṇī.

  7. Statistics ♥～(‘▽^人) • 14,135 people = Sanskrit native language • Sanskrit language is actually rising • Modern Sanskrit called Neo-Sanskrit • Language scattered around random villages • One of India’s official languages

  8. Sanskrit + Yoga （人´∀`*） • Sanskrit adopted by Yoga Practicioners • Helpful in understanding Yoga Sutra • Yoga is a Hindu philosophy • Sutra = 196 aphorisms of life • Yama = inner self, Niyama = outer

  9. Significance (๑・ω-)～♥” • Sanskrit forms basis of Hinduism • Shares roots with European languages • Spiritual texts written in Sanskrit • Important spiritual texts still untranslated • Best attested early Indo-European language

  10. Citations (will fix later!!) • http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Sanskrit/sanskrit.htm • http://appiusforum.net/sanskrit.html • http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/12/the-importance-of-sanskrit-to-yoga-therapy/ • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/522667/Sanskrit-language#ref11325 • my brain lol

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