Sir William Jones – the English Philologist who for the first time in 1786 suggested in his book “The Sanscrit Language” that Greek and Latin were related to Sanskrit and perhaps even Gothic, Celtic and Persian languages were related to Sanskrit.
It was this work which later gave birth to the so called Proto-Indo-European theory which instead of looking into Sanskrit being the root language of all Indo-European languages, suggests that all Indo-European languages including Sanskrit came from another so far unheard of language called PIE or Proto-Indo-European language.
The World’s Oldest Known Literary work - the Vedas – the root source of the Indian and Hindu Philosophy and Spirituality – are written in Sanskrit.
Be it Greek Latin English Hindi Lithuanian – Sanskrit is the mother of all Languages. Even Scholars like Voltaire, Immanuel Kant etc believed that Sanskrit was the root of all Indo-European languages.
“I am convinced that everything has come down to us from the banks of the Ganges” said Voltaire. He believed that the “Dynasty of Brahmins taught the rest of the world”.
“Mankind together with all science must have originated on the roof of the world ie the Himalayas” declared Immanuel Kant.
Jeffrey Armstrong (also known as Kavindra Rishi), the founder of Vedic Academy of Science & Arts (VASA) and a well-known teacher of Yoga, Ayurveda and Bhagavad Gita.This is not the first time in recent history that Yoga and Vedic knowledge have left Bharat and are having a profound effect upon world culture. It is only we, who are unaware of the true history of the spread of language, knowledge, and culture on a global scale. Those who colonize other cultures and those who have founded the three Abrahamic religions have not been inclined to mention the sources of those from whom they have “borrowed” the knowledge and practice. This is the third time in the last 5000 years that Yogic wisdom has become a mass movement and reshaped the world.
The first was during the Persian Empire in Babylon from 1500-700 BCE during which time thinkers like Pythagoras (“Pitta Gurus”) were trained in Yoga and Vedic philosophy. The second was just before, during, and after the supposed time of Christ. It is a well-known historical fact that at least 150 ships per year were traveling back and forth between Rome and Bharat at that time. The ships were filled with products from both cultures on both legs of the arduous journey. They also carried language and culture and of course Yoga in all its forms.
or example, Sanskrit is definitely the Mother of Phoenician, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin and numerous European languages, concluding with English. World culture of the time was abundantly present at the great university in Alexandria, just down the road from where Jesus was supposedly in exile. This means that all three Abrahamic religions were formed surrounded by yogic knowledge. As a note, religion means re-ligare or bound by rules. So only these three qualify as religions. Vedic culture including the Buddhist version are properly called “Dharma Cultures”, since neither are bound by a single “rule book”. Buddha was a reformer of the Vedic culture and not the founder of a religion; the same is true for the Jain Dharma and Mahavira. You could think of the three Abrahamic religions as “people of a book”, whereas the Vedic people are the “people of a library”.
SPIRITUALITY IS A CONFUSING ENGLISH WORD BORROWED FROM THE GREEK LANGUAGE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THE USE OF THE WORD GOD AND MANY GODS AS ALSO THE WORD SPIRITUAL. THE WORD “SPIRITUAL’’ IS ORIGINATED FROM THE GREEK WORD “SPIRITUS” WHICH MEANS “TO BREATHE”. THE ENGLISH TERM GOD WAS ORIGINALLY A SANSKRIT WORD TAKEN FROM THE VEDAS AND MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE BHAGAVAD-GITA: “HUTAM” OR THE SMOKE ARISING FROM AN OFFERING PLACED INTO A SACRED FIRE CEREMONY.HUTAM BECAME “GUTAM” IN GERMAN, “GOOT” IN DUTCH, AND “GOD” IN ENGLISH.
Now the “God” word is the one and only cover word for the Supreme Reality in English. It does not have a specific meaning in English. What is mistakenly called Hindu religion should be referred to as Vedic Sanatan Dharma culture, meaning basically that they are involved with a body of learning which attempts to describe things that are always true. It is not just a book of rules, a blind-faith based club to join or an aggressive conversion based.
Pannini did not receive the phonemes of Sanskrit, they were given to him in a specific order as 14 combinations which facilitated arranging the 4000 rules of Sanskrit grammar in the best possible arrangement to produce concise sutras. Sanskrit should be seen as the residence of the Devas who are really the various laws of nature. The Vedic idea of creation is that matter was “downloaded” from the realm of Brahman by sound vibration. Pannini said that he was the last scholar in the 50 generations of linguists working on perfecting the written rules of Sanskrit Grammar. That does not mean the letters, which are considered timeless and originated with Pannini.
The point of Deva Bhasa or Sanskritam was to use it as a programming language that does not “drift” or change over time. This would have allowed teachings to be passed on without loss or distortion over very long periods of time.
The historical truth is that Bharat was the wealthiest country in the world when the British arrived. At that time, public education in Sanskrit and regional languages was free for all. That Sanskrit education was purposely destroyed by the British so they could enslave the people of Bharat and steal their wealth. It also explains why the British strategy to destroy India was to stop Sanskrit education of the masses.
he historical truth is that God began His journey as a part of the process of Vedic Yajna, wherein there are various components: the Kratur or Vrat – the vow or intention for the lighting of the fire; then there is the Svadhaa – Sva means “one’s own” and Dha means “intention or offering”; then there is Aushadam or the herbs and medicines which create a healing effect upon the environment including one’s own body. This word is rooted in two Sanskrit words, Ayus and Prashadam; next is the mantra which must be intoned correctly, and then of course comes the Aajyam or the all-important Ghee to be placed into the mouth of Agni, the Deva of fire into whose mouth all this is being placed; and finally, the Hutam or oblation poured into the fire and arising as smoke skyward towards Svarga loka, the realm of the Devas. This Hutam travelled via German as Guta (which it still is in Dutch) and then into English as God stinging the eyes as a minor irritant in the larger atmosphere of theological discourse. Therefore, God is the smoke arising from the offering in a Vedic Yajna.
Mainstream English words with Sanskrit Roots
Prati Shat (meaning for every hundred i.e percent)per centum (L)percent
| Root Sanskrit Word | Median Word in Latin(L) / Greek(G) / Arabic(A) | Derived English Word |
|---|---|---|
| Gau (meaning Cow) | Bous (G) | Cow |
| Matr (meaning Mother) | Mater (L) | Mother |
| Jan (meaning Generation) | Genea (G) | Gene |
| Aksha (meaning Axis) | Axon (G) | Axis |
| Navagatha (meaning Navigation) | Navigationem (L) | Navigation |
| Sarpa (meaning Snake) | Serpentem (L) | Serpent |
| Naas (means Nose) | Nasus (L) | Nose |
| Anamika (means Anonymous) | Anonymos (G) | Anonymous |
| Naama (means Name) | Nomen (L) | Name |
| Manu (means First Human) | ?? | Man/Men/Human |
| Ashta (meaning Eight) | Octo (L) | Eight |
| Barbara (meaning Foreign) | Barbaria (L) | Barbarian |
| Dhama (meaning House) | Domus (L) | Domicile |
| Danta (meaning Teeth) | Dentis (L) | Dental |
| Dwar (meaning Door) | Doru | Door |
| Dasha (meaning Ten) | Deca (G) | Deca |
| Madhyam (meaning Medium) | Medium (L) | Medium |
| Kaal (meaning Time) | Kalendae (L) | Calendar |
| Kri (meaning To Do) | Creatus (L) | Create |
| Mishra (meaning Mix) | Mixtus (L) | Mix |
| Ma (meaning Me/My) | Me (L) | Me |
| Pithr (meaning Father) | Pater (L) | Father |
| Bhrathr (meaning Brother) | Phrater (G) | Brother |
| Loka (meaning Place) | Locus (L) | Locale |
| Maha (meaning Great) | Magnus (L) | Mega |
| Mala (meaning Dirt/Bad) | Malus (L) | Mal as in Malicious, Malnutrition, Malformed etc |
| Makshikaa (meaning Bee) | Musca (L) (Meaning Fly) | Mosquito |
| Mrta (meaning Dead) | Mortis (L) | Murder |
| Na (meaning No) | Ne | No |
| Nakta (meaning Night) | Nocturnalis (L) | Nocturnal |
| Paad (meaning Foot) | Pedis (L) | Ped as in Pedestrial, Pedal etc |
| Pancha (meaning Five) | Pente (G) | Penta, Five |
| Parah (meaning Remote) | Pera (G) | Far |
| Patha (meaning Path) | Pathes (G) | Path |
| Raja / Raya (meaning King) | Regalis (L) | Royal |
| Sama (meaning Similar) | Similis (L) | Similar |
| Sapta (meaning Seven) | Septum (L) | Seven |
| Sharkara (meaning Sugar) | Succarum | Sugar / Sucrose |
| Smi (meaning Smile) | Smilen (L) | Smile |
| SthaH (meaning Situated) | Stare (L) (meaning To Stand) | Stay |
| Svaad (meaning Tasty) | Suavis (L) | Sweet |
| Tha (meaning That) | Talis (L) | That |
| Tva (meaning Thee) | Dih | Thee |
| Vachas (meaning Speech) | Vocem (L) | Voice |
| Vahaami (meaning Carry) | Vehere (meaning to Carry) (L) | Vehicle |
| Vama / Vamati (meaning Vomit) | Vomere (L) | Vomit |
| Vastr (meaning Cloth) | Vestire (L) | Vest |
| Yauvana (meaning Youth) | Juvenilis (L) | Juvenile |
| Narangi (meaning Orange) | Naranj | Orange |
| Pippali (meaning Pepper) | Piperi (G) | Pepper |
| Chandana (meaning Sandalwood) | Santalon (G) | Sandalwood |
| Chandra (meaning Moon) | Candela (L) (meaning light / torch) | Candle |
| Chatur (meaning Four) | Quartus (L) | Quarter |
| Shunya (meaning Zero) | Cipher (A) | Zero |
| a (prefix meaning “not” ex: gochara – agochara) | a (L)(G) (prefix meaning “not”) | a (prefix meaning “not” ex: theiest-atheist |
| an (prefix meaning “not” ex: avashya – anavashya) | un (L)(G) (prefix meaning “not”) | un (prefix meaning “not” ex: do-undo |
| Arjuna (meaning Charm of Silver) | Argentinum (L) | Argentinum – Scientific Name of Silver |
| Nava (meaning New) | Novus (L) | Nova – New |
| Kafa (meaning Mucus) | Coughen | Cough |
| Mithya (meaning Lie) | Mythos (G) | Myth |
| Thri (meaning Three) | Treis (G) | Three |
| Mush (meaning Mouse) | Mus (L) | Mouse |
| Maragadum (meaning Emerald) | Smaragdus (L) | Emerald |
| Ghritam (meaning Ghee) | ?? | Ghee |
| Srgalah (meaning Jackal) | Shagal (Persian) | Jackal |
| Nila (meaning Dark Blue) | Nilak (Persian) | Lilac |
| Srgalah | Shagal (Persian) | Jackal |
| Man (Ma as in Malaysia) (meaning Mind) | Mens (L) | Mind |
| Upalah (meaning Precious Stone) | Opalus (L) | Opal |
| Vrihis (meaning Rice) | Oriza (L) | Rice |
| Upalah (meaning Precious Stone) | Opalus (L) | Opal |
| Barbar (meaning stammering) | Barbaros (G) | Barbarian |
| Jaanu (meaning knee) | Genu (L) | Knee |
| Sunu (meaning Son or Offspring) | Sunu (German) | Son |
| Ghas (meaning eat) | Grasa (German) | Grass |
| Samiti (meaning Committee) | committere (L) | Committee |
| Sama (meaning Same) | Samaz (Proto Germanic) | Same |
| Lubh (meaning Desire) | Lubo (Latin and Proto Germanic) | Love |
| Agni (meaning Fire) | Ignis (L) | Ignite |
| Hrt (meaning Heart) | Herto (Proto Germanic) | Heart |
| Yaana (meaning journey, wagon) | Wagen (German) | Van, Wagon |
| Nara (meaning Nerve) | Nervus (L) | Nerve, Nervous |
| They (th pronounced as in thunder, meaning they) | Dei (Germanic) | They |
| Prati | per (L) | per |
| Prati Shat (meaning for every hundred, i.e percent) | per centum (L) | percent newsgram |
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ReplyDeleteO, I think the Semitic languages are much older than Sanskrit, It is the other way around,That means Sanskrit took a lot of words from Aramaic.
ReplyDeleteIt shows that the language journey started from India thru' Vedic Sanskrit & then got adapted in countries concerned(Middle East- Germany - Russia - Great Britain - then Rest Of the World)
ReplyDeletePhoenecians Panis or also known as Gypsies they spoken same language as Brahmins ,they were same Aryan race . They all descent from Manu.
ReplyDeleteThe oldest literary work are not the Vedas. It is the Epic of Gilgamesh. Sanskrit is not old as Sumerian
ReplyDeleteWith all due respect, Sanskrit is fabricated language by yogis like Panini and Arab/Mesopotamian Nabataeans whom Mahabharata calls them Mlecchas.
ReplyDeleteThe mother language is called Avestan which is the oldest and most comprehensive language with over 2 million verses and over 8000 recorded history.