Explore Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a rich language of India, its a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Its a language close to Indian culture and traditions, Sanskrit is one of the 22 official languages of India.

The language has an important place in Hindu religious rituals and also in the forms of hymns and mantras. Sanskrit is the core language of India several other languages are influenced by it. The pre-classical form of Vedic Sanskrit, the liturgical language of the Vedic religion, is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family, its most ancient text being the Rigveda.

The scope of this article is that of Classical Sanskrit as laid out in the grammar of Panini, roughly around 500 BC. Many holy text and historical facts are written in Sanskrit.