Sanskrit is not only one of the oldest languages, it is the mother of all languages, besides being sweetest of all, be it grammar, words or pronunciation. Hence, a lot more research is required on the ancient language, observed the speakers in a meeting presided over by eminent scholar Narayan Chandra Dash on the occasion of observation the Sanskrit Day here.
Attending as key speaker, social activist Subasini Jena said Sanskrit still exists in its purest form till date from the time of Panini ( the great scholar who scripted Ashtadhayai) till date except slight modifications that were carried out by two other scholars and grammarians Katyayana( who wrote Vartika) and Patanjali(who wrote Maha Vashya).
She said Sanskrit, contrary to popular perception, has nothing to do with religion and on the other hand, it mostly deals with philosophy, mathematics, law, science, literature, grammar, phonetics and interpretation.
Worldwide, 17 universities are dedicated to the research of the language; even in US , NASA has a special wing for Sanskrit, she added.
“Max Muller, the eminent German scholar, has become famous by translating Bhabat Gita from Sanskrit in Dutch language. Unfortunately, in India where all the Vedas, Gita and Upanishads are written in Sanskrit, less than one per cent of the population use the language,” lamented Jena.
“We should feel proud of such language and literature having a vast treasure inside and explore for betterment of the universe,” she observed.
Prof Chandi Charan Kar, Prasant Das, Kamalakanta Dash, Rameh Chandra Pradhan , Pramananda Panda and Manmath Panda also spoke and highlighted the merits and usefulness of the language.
On the occasion, several students and teachers were felicitated.