Each Samskrit Varn (letter) has a distinctive sound attached to it that comes from its place of origination (वर्णानाम् उत्पत्तिस्थानानि )that is produced by various speech organ, so Samskrit letter Pronunciation Places (वर्णस्थानगणना) means the number of speech organ places from where samskrit letter is to be pronounced. The number of speech organ places from … Read more
Which samskrit varn (letter) is produced from which part of speech organ is the foundational knowledge for a beginner learning this language. In Vedas such foundational knowledge of letter pronunciation is covered in vast detail in Shiksha Vedanga . Just like we humans have some birth place , in a same manner, each samskrit letter has … Read more
Swar in Samskritam differs from other foreign languages. In English language there are 5 vowels and sometimes letter “Y” is also included as vowel. There are 22 swar (vowels) in Vedic Samskrit language ; this is one of the reason why English translation is considered to be the POOR translation for Vedic scriptures as there … Read more
Introduction to लृ लृ is a स्वरयुक्त व्यञ्जन (svarayukta Vyanjan) . स्वरयुक्त व्यञ्जन means combination of vyanjan (consonant) with a swar (vowel) . स्वरयुक्त व्यञ्जन is also known as ” गुणिताक्षराणि:”or “स्वरयुक्त अक्षर” लृ वर्ण is formed by the combination of vyanjan ” ल् “ with swar ” ऋ ” What is the उच्चारण of … Read more
Although I have written separate post on स्वर and व्यञ्जन in my previous post, however , I felt the need that to understand the Shiksha (which is the most important part of Vedic samskritam) logically then I need to highlight some very basic difference between स्वर and व्यञ्जन. The basic difference स्वर & व्यञ्जन is … Read more
Before understanding ऌ वर्ण pronunciation , first let me highlight the main important thing here, there is difference between the varn (letter) ऌ and लृ . Many people even some samskrit scholars mistaken these 2 letters as same but the truth is these 2 letters are totally different. ऌ also known as “ऌकार” is a … Read more
Shiksha Vedanga शिक्षा (SHIKSHA) is the first and important limb of Vedanga (वेदाङ्ग) and this is why it is also known as “Shiksha Vedanga” .The word “SHIKSHA” should not be confused with its english translation as education ; as both “SHIKSHA” and its english translation “education” have different meaning. In english language “education” would mean … Read more
What is the meaning of Vedanga ? The meaning of वेदाङ्ग ( Vedanga) is वेद का अंग (limbs or organs of the Vedas). The term वेदाङ्ग ( Vedanga) is made of 2 Shabda (words) , वेद + अङ्ग = वेदाङ्ग. वेद means ज्ञान (Knowledge) and अङ्ग means body part . Just like organs … Read more
The SHORT WORDS , that is , Pratyahar were invented for the formation of technical words by Maharishi Panini in Samskritam language. Gradually this technique was adopted by other Indo-European languages for the formation of SHORT WORDS commonly known as abbreviation. Where was the word “Pratyahar” first used? Maharishi Panini have NOT used the word … Read more
Introduction. To understand the structure of Samskritam it is very important to know the “Word formation” . The Word or शब्द is called पदम् in samskritam . Word formation in Samskrit language is totally different from hindi, english and other Foreign languages. “Word / Words ” is just a close english translation for पदम् / … Read more