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XIV SIGNIFICANCE OF SANSKRIT: M. M. NINAN<br />
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www.hinduwisdom.info/Hindu_Scriptures.htm<br />
Sanskrit, the language <strong>of</strong> Hindu scriptures, is the oldest and the most systematic language in the world. It<br />
originated several thousand years ago, yet is still used in India.<br />
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http://www.encyclopedia<strong>of</strong>authentichinduism.org/articles/13_the_origin_<strong>of</strong>.htm<br />
Swami Prakashanand Saraswati<br />
If you look to the history <strong>of</strong> the languages <strong>of</strong> the world you will find that they went through a number <strong>of</strong><br />
stages <strong>of</strong> their development. But the Sanskrit language was absolutely perfect by all means from the very<br />
beginning. Is it not enough evidence to understand that it is not man-made and it is a Divine gift?<br />
Because. Its root system <strong>of</strong> forming a word and its detailed grammar have no comparison with any <strong>of</strong> the<br />
languages <strong>of</strong> the world, and because it is the original language, so it is very likely that some <strong>of</strong> its daily<br />
spoken words could have been adopted by the other languages which itself is the evidence that Sanskrit is<br />
the mother language <strong>of</strong> the world.<br />
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http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Articles/vyasa.html<br />
Vedavyasa Reveals the Vedic Chronology <strong>of</strong> Srimad Bhagavad-Gita Showing great compassion for all<br />
living entities Lord Krishna’s lila avatar and literary incarnation Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa composed<br />
the authentic historical treatise known throughout creation as the Mahabharata. The eighteen chapters <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Bhagavad-Gita are found in the Bhisma-parva, chapters 25 to 42 <strong>of</strong> the Mahabharata and they are the exact<br />
words that Lord Krishna spoke in Sanskrit on the battlefield <strong>of</strong> Kuruksetra, India over five thousand years<br />
ago in 3137 B.C. The pro<strong>of</strong> that the Mahabharata is definitely an authentic historical treatise and not<br />
allegorical or mythological is verified in the Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 1, chapter 4, verse 25<br />
But Bhagvata Purana was written in 6/7th C. AD Bhagavat gita is written in Sanskrit which came into<br />
existence only by 150 AD. So if Krishna lived in 3137 BC he could not have delivered it in Sanskrit.<br />
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http://www.thevedicfoundation.org/valuable_resources/Sanskrit<br />
The_Mother_<strong>of</strong>_All_Languages_partIII.htm<br />
The perfection <strong>of</strong> the pronunciation (<strong>of</strong> the consonants and the vowels) and the uniqueness <strong>of</strong> the<br />
grammar that stays the same in all the ages from the very beginning <strong>of</strong> human civilization and up till today<br />
are such features which prove that Sanskrit is not manmade; it is a Divine gift to the people <strong>of</strong> this world<br />
This will bring us to the subject <strong>of</strong> the date <strong>of</strong> the Upanishads. All Hindu Scriptures other than the Rig<br />
Veda are written in Sanskrit. Essentially therefore they were written down after the second century AD.<br />
The backdating <strong>of</strong> Sanskrit Upanishads is a common form <strong>of</strong> deceit and is taken by many historians without<br />
asking questions and is repeated as though it is a truth. Here are some examples:<br />
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http://www.usao.edu/~usao-ids3313/ids/html/hinduism.html<br />
"The Upanishads (basic scriptures <strong>of</strong> Hinduism proper)--records <strong>of</strong> teachings and discussions <strong>of</strong> forest<br />
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