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  1. S

    Common Sanskrit terms

    This may be a good candidate to be a sticky thread - https://www.vedanta.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3_GlossaryOfCommonSanskritTerms.pdf
  2. atanu

    Sanskrit Effect

    It seems that recitation and memorisation of Sanskrit verses from the Vedas impact brain structure. A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" A friend however has pointed out that any memorisation act leads to such structural changes in brain and therefore memorisation of Vedic verses is...
  3. SalixIncendium

    Learning Sanskrit

    Lately, I've been toying with taking on a new hobby...learning Sanskrit. Sure, I know a few words and can recite a hymn or two, but my desire to learn is becoming more serious. Does anyone have any good resources for learning this language, either online or in book form?
  4. K

    Can anyone read Sanskrit?

    hello, I am new to the forum. I was hoping someone could help me decipher this script. Thank you! :)
  5. W3bcrowf3r

    I am reading the Quran, Gospel, Psalms, Tora, BoMormon, Avesta and i wonder if the Vedas are also...

    I wonder if the Vedas are also inspired by the One and Only God, our Father, who created the Heavens and the Earth, your God, my God, the God of everything and everyone. Now i am reading a translation, but the translation is polytheistic. And i don't trust translations, because 99% of the...
  6. SalixIncendium

    Sanskrit vs English

    I understand that English terms' definitions are subject to interpretation base on the most popular use. I've read that Sanskrit terms are much more specific and that there is little to no need to interpret meaning. I'm asking anyone who is familiar with or fluent in Sanskrit to confirm or...
  7. stvdv

    Divine Sanskrit Revelations through Christian psychiatric patient

    Divine Sanskrit Revelations through Christian psychiatric patient This is NOT in the Debate Forum. Just sharing something I found interesting. The Christian woman claims Sai Baba tells her Sanskrit verses. And the American psychiatrists believes her using the verses to prove the claim of...
  8. Naganami

    Satan's True Name Origins

    Satan along with the variations of His name derives from many Sanskrit words. SANAT an anagram of Satan meaning: "always, from old, forever" and He's also referred to as: "Progenitor of Mankind." Through the "Satnam" mantra, we can see Satan is the name of God, which is explained in this thread...
  9. निताइ dasa

    The beauty of the language that is Sanskrit.

    Jaya Nitaai! So, I've been putting off writing this post for quite some time now, but I thought I might as well get on with it. Throughout the course of my study of Hindu scripture as well as the works of the spiritual teachers of my school, I am constantly amazed at the brilliance, beauty and...
  10. K

    Should Sanskrit be used as Link Language instead of English?

    1) India needs a pan-India link language so that it does not lose its cultural heritage 2) Bollywoodised Hindi is unfit due to it being closer to Farsi/Arabi rather than South Indian languages 3) Given influence of Sanskrit on pan-Indian languages, it has the potential to be a link language...
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