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Sanskrit : The Universal Language from Hindu Dharma
Sanskrit is the language of all mankind; it is an international language and 
also the language of the gods. The gods are called "girvanas"; so Sanskrit is 
called "Gairvani". While the emperor of Tamil poetry, Kambar, describes it as 
the "devabhasa", the Sanskrit poet Dandin calls it " daivi vak"(divine speech) 
in his Kavyadarsa: " Samskrtam nama daivi vak. "

Sanskrit has no syllable that indistinct or unclear. Take the English "word". 
It has neither a distinct "e-kara" nor "o-kara". There are no such words in 
Sanskrit. Neither is the "r" in "word" pronounced distinctly nor is it silent. 

Sanskrit, besides, has no word that cannot be traced to its root. Whatever the 
word it can be broken into its syllables to elucidate its meaning. Sanskrit is 
sonorous and auspicious to listen to. You must not be ill disposed towards such 
a language, taking the narrow that it belongs to a few people. 

To speak Sanskrit is not to make some noises and somehow convey your message. 
The sounds, the phonemes, in it are, as it were, purified and the words and 
sentences refined by being subjected to analysis. That is why the language is 
called "Sanskrit"[Samskrtam]. The purpose of Siksa, and in greater measure of 
Vyakarana, is to accomplish such refinement. 

To speak the language of Sanskrit itself means to be refined, to be cultured. 
As the language of the gods it brings divine grace. The sounds of Sanskrit 
create beneficial vibrations of the nadis and strengthen the nervous system, 
thereby contributing to our health. 


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