Sanskrit and Bharat (संस्कृतं भारतञ्च)
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Sanskrit was the medium of not just communication, it was the language of Science, knowledge, education and more in Ancient Bharata. With the emergence of Macaulay's minutes in 1835, Sanskrit was replaced by English.
Bharata was never a single language speaking nation. It was always a multi-lingual civilization. All Indian languages co-existed, complemented and supplemented each other. There was a give and take, not just of words but even thoughts.
Many words in Indian languages have a Sanskrit origin. Their sentence construction, phonetics, arrangement of letters, were all similar. There was onness amongst the languages that facilitated homogeneity in knowledge. Thus, from the time of creation until now, Sanskrit has been the thread binding the civilization of Bharat together.
Sanskrit literature, Adhyatmik knowledge and Indian knowledge systems are the binding agents of Bharat. Sanskrit language and the common thoughts across Indian languages are foundational to the unity and integrity of Bharata. Though the languages are many, the sentiments are unified. And Sanskrit is instrumental in unifying Bharat.
Navotthana, Purautthana
Social, Samskrtika, Arthika, Dharmik, Adhyatmik, Educational Renaissance - multifaceted reformation.
1835 - Macaulay minutes
2035 - 200 yrs of Macauly
To change that before 2035 - 10 yrs action plan.
Sanskrit was replaced with English. May we have english - not language despisers (bhasha virodhi na)
May all languages exist.
Sanskrit is imp to understand the nation bharat
Bha - prakasha - Jnanam; Bhayam ratah (tallinah) iti bharatah - Jnane ratam bharata - a society immersed in knowledge.
BHarata is always Jnana nishta/ Jnana rata.
Samskrita bhashayah punarutthanam - Jnana Paramparayah Punarutthanam. (resurgence)
What is Indian Knowledge System (vyavastha) as in Nyaya, arthika, prashashana, shikshana, etc samajika, kutumba, etc.
Knowledge stands as the atma within these systems.
kim Jnanam - adhyatma jnanam or bharatiya darshanam
Prana rupena darshanam.
Shastram - jnanasya shakha - vedanta, ayurveda, yoga, natya, artha - one amsha is common - prana rupena vidyamana samana amsha is adhyatma/darshanam that includes srshti, paramatma-jivatma sambandha. There is darshana is all branches of knowledge be it music, dance, yoga, ayurveda or vedanta itself. That brings about santulanam in the society.
Bharatasya aishishtyam - adhyatma and dharma.
dharmadhishthita vyavasta.
dharma - the vyavahara expected for a well run and happy society. That which is required for the peaceful and happy living of everyone in the society.
dharanat iti dharanam - yah dharanam karoti - vyakteh dharanam, kutumbasya dharanam, samaja, sanstha, country, vijnana, dharana of all living being, of srshti, environment. - that which enables this is dharma - vyakti dharma, samaja dharma, vishesha dharma, rashtra dharma,
Parliament - dhyeya vakya - dharma chakra pravartanaya.
dharmah rakshaniyah palaniyah cha.
Supreme court - yato dharmastato jayah - esha dharma paliniyah, anusartavyah.
Bhagavad Gita 18th chap end - dharma sansthapanarthaya - esha dharmah palaniyah anusartavyah.
So, first that dharma is to be understood. Non-translatable. No synonym.
Many sanskrit words do not have synonyms in other languages - Papam (sin), what is the english counterpart to punya ? that concept is non-exsistent in Abrahamic faith.
Naivedyam, prasad, abhisheka, tirtha, etc dont have english counterparts - they are sanskrit tattvas, vicharas
1000s of such concepts are unique to Sanskrit language. Amongst them is dharma that is to be understood. dharmasukshmam avagantavyam. And having understood it, it is to be implemented in individual, familial and social life. (time stamp - 38.08mins).
Vijnane shikshane prashasane vanijye udyoge dharmah - sarveshu shastrastreshu dharmasya punarsthapana c.f. dharmasamsthapanarthaya.
Through the medium of Sanskrit and by studying the sanskrit language we must understand and propogate the bharatiya Jnana Parampara. Since Sanskrit-based learning system has fallen behind in the formal education system, there is a gap has arisen between Sanskrit and modern learning. That needs to be filled. Sanskrit schools, colleges and universities should engage in the teaching of modern subjects while the modern educational institute should teach Sanskrit.
What encompasses Sanskrit learning?
- Language
- Arthashastra
- Arogyashastra
- Nyaya
- Vidhi
- Shilpa
- Sangeeta
- Kala
All branches of knowledge have sanskrit texts of ancient times. They should be studies.
In ancient times the groupings (of knowledge texts) were different as compared to the groupings of knowledge texts today.
Puranas - we think it is a collection of stories on gods and goddesses; they were created to acquaint common people with the tattvas darshanas siddhantas and vicharas in the Vedas.
When we study the Puranic shlokas
shlokas relating to 18 modern subjects were found in the study on Agni Purana carried out in Shringeri.
like Mathematics, Geography, environment, psychology, vedanta, shilpa, medicine, etc.
When scholars from these fields study the Puranas carefully, many more such fields can be identified; those shlokas that seem to be an instance of adhyatma or vedanta in the first reading, when read sukshmatya, their hidden meanings may ne revealed.
Until now, veda mantras and shastra granthas have been studied from the perspective of adhyatma, but there is a need to be re-studied them from the scientific lens with the needs of the current times in mind.
Jnana anveshana vyavastha, Jnana anveshana paddhati - thats there in the vedas can be useful even today.
eg. lakshana parishkara - in nyaya shastra.
lakshana of a padartha should be dosha rahita.
3 types of dosha in definition
avyapti
ativyapti
abhava
modern definitions should be rdefined on the basis of lakshana parishkara - it is a defining tool (nyaya shastra). Similarly many such thought can be mined.
Sambhashanatah Shastra paryantam adhyayanam bhavet and through the study of Sanskrit language, the heart and atman of bharata may be revived making it samrddha, sashaktam, guru sthanam prapnuyat - that should be our aim. On the foundation of sanskrit, dharma, adhyatma and language we should bring one and all together and facilitate the bhava aikya to bharata, bhasha punarutthanam, samskritika punarutthanam will follow. Bharata's navotthanam bhavet
Sanskrit was once the most influential literary language in India, and texts written in the language could be understood by millions of people throughout the South Asian world. These texts contain profound meditations on every point on the spectrum of human concern: existence, reality, God, love, duty, marriage, war, death, violence, laughter, beauty, perception, nature, anatomy, urbanity, ritual, desire, food, purpose, meaning, and language, among hundreds of others. Moreover, Sanskrit texts are the repository of non-modern modes of thought, and they present distinct conceptions of the world that are often at odds with the understanding we have today. By learning how people used to think, we better understand both ourselves and the world we have inherited.