अण्ड-जः दन्त-वान् द्वि-पात्।

कः अस्ति?

Hi everyone! I have a question about the pronunciation of the Sanskrit ca-varga (च छ ज झ ञ).
In traditional Sanskrit phonetics (śikṣā), these consonants are classified as tālavya (palatal). Classical descriptions indicate that they are articulated with the middle of the tongue (jihvāmadhya) against the hard palate (tālu).
However, I’m curious about the position of the tongue tip. When you pronounce these sounds, does your tongue tip remain lowered, resting near or against the back of your lower front teeth, while the middle of the tongue rises toward the palate? Or does your tongue tip also rise?
I’d love to hear how you personally articulate these sounds. Thanks!

प्राण-पेषु पिशाचेषु सम्-पतत्सु भय-अब्दिषु।
सुख-प्रदम् स्मरन् ब्रूहि - "पितृ-देव! सुरक्षणम्।"

Hey ! I have been learning Sanskrit under a guru. I got laghusiddhant till panchasandhi completed. Then my guru said about learning the भाषा. From then on I did reading of some good books to get acquainted to sanskrit learning as बृहदनुवाद चन्द्रिका. Now i know all basics of sanskrit and I can go ahead and if i try hard then I can understand a typical sentence. Now, to get proficient, I'm thinking of ditching the language learning books and start on the literature reading cause I think that's what will get you proficient in that easily and fast. Is it good? And do I have to really learn full amarkosh? And are there more tips for easy and fast ways of संस्कृतभाषाध्ययन?

I love understanding the etymology of words and particularly look at classical southern indian music (Carnatic, Kathakali and Bharatanatyam compositions, etc.) to understand how southern indian languages might have formed.

I was recently listening to Ajitha Hare which is written in Manipravalam (Sanskrit+ Malayalam). It is a Kathakali composition. It describes Vishnu and his characteristics beautifully and portrays a deep yearning for him.

There's a phrase in it "Ajamukha deva natha vijaya saradhe sadhu"

People have been translating Ajamukha as Brahma. But etymology wise, Aja Mukha means Goat Headed.

afaik the only goat headed symbolism in the mythology is of Daksha Prajapati.

Please help me understand if there are any other meanings of Aja Mukha

नमो नमः सर्वेभ्यः।

यथाङ्लहिन्द्यादिभाषासु continuous tense इत्येतस्य प्रयोगाः दृश्यन्ते, तु संस्कृते तदनुवादः कथं भवति? कैश्चिज्जनैः गच्छन्नस्ति खादन्नस्ति चैतद्यथा क्रियते परन्तु यन्मया गुर्वाचार्यवरैः अपठ्यत तेनानुसारेण तु एतत् प्रयोगोऽशुद्ध इति। तु कथं अनुवदो भवतु।

गृहे एव आस्ते becomes गृह एव आस्ते, losing the ए. I have been unable to find a sandhi name or rule for this. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Can you split these three sandhi words? महेशः · गङ्गोदकम् · विद्यार्थी. Share your answers below, and I'll check every one. 👇

What is the meaning of this shloka and from which document is this . im new to sanskrit hence im not very good at it , but am interested .

I am trying to learn Sanskrit but yt videos seem scripted or as if they are reading + books don't help because I myself am speaking there in my broken sanskrit.

Just wanna get inspired listening to you all and what mastered sanskrit speaking looks like

Are there anyone who can read and understand Buddhist Sanskrit text well?

I'm talking about Rig veda mandala 1 sukta 162 verses 3 and 4

Rig veda 1.162.3 :-

एष छागः पुरो अश्वेन वाजिना पूष्णो भागो नीयते विश्वदेव्यः। अभिप्रियं यत्पुरोळाशमर्वता त्वष्टेदेनं सौश्रवसाय जिन्वति॥ (३)

And Rig veda 1.162.4 :-

यद्धविष्यं ऋतुशो देवयानं त्रिर्मानुषाः पर्यश्वं नयन्ति। अत्रा पूष्णः प्रथमो भाग एति यज्ञं देवेभ्यः प्रतिवेदयन्नजः॥ (४)

Can you translate these verses word by word and tell me what this means

I'm struggling to understand the meaning of the translation I'm reading I'm not getting it

Like Kalidasa's Meghadutam

https://reddit.com/link/1x1a24a/video/39w8q6shucuh1/player

काचित् कथा अस्ति। यस्याम् नव राजानः अभवन्। ते कथम्-चित् मुद्रायाः एकस्याः वशम् गताः। ततः जीवन्तः अपि मृत-सदृशाः संजाताः। तस्याम् पुनः मुद्रायाम् आ-सक्ताः ताम् एव मार्गन्ति अहः-निशम्।

Hi! Here European with Greek and Latin as active languages and Sanskrit too (Spoken Sanskrit and literature).

I wanted always to spend some time in India but never been there. Now I have the opportunity (money and time).

1. Which place would you recommend?

2. Which institution? If any! Or how would I find a teacher to deepen my Sanskrit while continue reading Epics and philosophy?

3. Have anyone here had such an experience?

I have already a PhD and masters, so diplomas won't be necessary for me but wouldn't be bad!

Thanks beforehand!

I have recently completed a file containing all the declensions a learner will probably need in a single file for convenient reference.

Edit: I have had to update it. Only the link below will work.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eZ_CIyPMxgbi5uXFntT12VP9OMva3EGk/view?usp=sharing

Sanskrit is our heritage

Here is a small example from PaniniVM — The Dice Problem.

The assumption: on a standard die, opposite faces sum to 7.

The program randomly chooses a face from 1–6, prints it, computes its opposite, and prints that too.

Actual PaniniVM source:

एक + ङसिँ षष् + शस् परि + अन्त + अम् सङ्ख्या + अम् चिञ् + क्त्वा

फल + अम् मुद्र् + णिच् + लोट् + सिप् ।

सप्तन् + शस् चिञ् + ल्युट् + ङस् फल + अम् च वि + युज् + णिच् + ल्यप्

फल + अम् मुद्र् + णिच् + लोट् + सिप् ।

The "+" notation exposes the morphological structure to the compiler, but the larger goal is naturalness: computation should follow Sanskrit grammar rather than forcing Sanskrit vocabulary into the syntax of an existing programming language.

Verbal roots express actions, case relations help determine computational roles, and derivational morphology contributes to meaning and execution.

The question behind PaniniVM is not simply:

“Can we write code using Sanskrit words?”

It is:

“Can computation itself be expressed naturally through Sanskrit and Pāṇinian grammar?”

GitHub: https://github.com/kaushalbx/PaniniVM

Try it: https://panini.cc

#PaniniVM #Sanskrit #NaturalLanguageProgramming #ProgrammingLanguages #Compiler #Panini #ComputationalLinguistics

Know Sanskrit, read our

So I have just completed reading the 1st volume of Mahabharat, I'm reading the Sanskrit + Hindi text.

Wanted to check how others are reading this, and if I'm making some mistakes.

Uccharan videos would be appreciated.

So guys , i was talking on r/hinduism about a difference in the english translations of the bhagavad gita verse that i posted above , the main topic of debate is that whether the words " na sat tanasad uchyate " is appropriately translated or not

I also mentioned that the gita press tatvavivechani and shakara bhashya translates them as being and non being while the iskcon commentary translates as cause and effect

So my question is , what is the appropriate translation of the verse and is it okay to translate these words as cause and effect, and are these words open for any kind of interpretation by any guru of any sampradaya

How would you unambiguously translate 'I am getting ready'? I've heard 'सज्जो भवामि' but that can also be read as 'I'm ready'. 'सज्जो भवन् अस्मि ' perhaps?