Introduction:

Sanskrit is a beautiful language where we can learn to find our inner peace and be with the almighty God sub-consciously. Have you ever thought about what the word Sanskrit actually means? Here is what it means if you haven’t known about it. The meaning of the word “Sanskrit” is “Complete”. It is a beautiful, mesmerizing yet powerful, resonating language that has a definite organized structure and a rich texture, not many modern languages possess. Sanskrit is the oldest and the most continually used language in the world certainly since the second millennium BC. Sanskrit is regarded as the ancient language in Hinduism, where it was used as a means of communication and dialogue by the Hindu Celestial Gods, and then by the Indo-Aryans. It is also widely used in Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. This language is the mother of all languages. It offers an expansive view of human nature and its role in creation. Each Sanskrit word is believed to have its own consciousness and pronouncing the word allows you to tap into that consciousness. Reciting ancient Sanskrit mantras can sharpen your memory and cognitive skills which of course, is a great benefit for you to keep in mind while you learn the Sanskrit language.

• Bhagavad Gita

It is a 701-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of Bhishma Parva), dated to the second century BCE. It is considered to be one of the main holy scriptures for Hinduism. The book not only inculcates in you, the right and unbiased perspective of observing and knowing your own self as well as the entire creation but also teaches you how to handle that knowledge acquired through such observance.

• Vedas

It is a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. The mantras, the oldest part of the Vedas, are recited in the modern age for their phonology rather than the semantics and are considered to be “primordial rhythms of creation”, preceding the forms to which they refer. By reciting them the cosmos is regenerated, “by enlivening and nourishing the forms of creation at their base.

• Upanishads 

This is a late Vedic Sanskrit text of religious teachings which form the foundations of Hinduism. Among the most important pieces of literature in the history of Indian religions and culture, the Upanishads played an important role in the development of spiritual ideas in ancient India, marking a transition from Vedic ritualism to new ideas and institutions. Of all Vedic literature, the Upanishads alone are widely known, and their central ideas are at the spiritual core of Hinduism.

• Sanskrit grammar

(Including both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana) – The book written by William Dwight Whitney has 551 pages is filled with all the grammars of Sanskrit. 

• CONCLUSION

There are plenty of books related to Sanskrit that also can be used to gain knowledge and help us learn the necessary alphabets, grammars of Sanskrit but what is mainly needed to focus on is one’s reason to learn the language and have the interest in the language to help learn and expand the knowledge by reading more numbers of books.