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Samskrtam for

Beginners
Day 1
Some insights about Samskrtam - the richness of the language, the complexity and the depth of
root sounds. These aspects make Samskrtam a language that can only be interpreted but not
translated.

SAMSKRITAM IS THE WORD THAT SAM MEANS WHOLE, PERFECT AND SO SAMSKRITAM IS A LANGUAGE BHAASHA IS THE WORD FOR
DESCRIBES THE LANGUAGE AND KRITAM MEANS DESIGN OR THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE LANGUAGE WHERE THE ROOT
NOT THE NAME OF THE SCULPTED. PERFECT. SOUND BHAASH MEANS TO SPEAK.
LANGUAGE.
• śṛṇomi madhuraṁ saṁskṛtam|
• vadāmi madhuraṁ saṁskṛtam|
• paṭhāmi madhuraṁ saṁskṛtam|
• likhāmi madhuraṁ saṁskṛtam||

• I listen to sweet Sanskrit.


• I speak sweet Sanskrit.
• I read sweet Sanskrit.
• I write sweet Sanskrit.
• मम नाम प्रसन्नः।
• mama nāma prasannaḥ.
• My name is Prasanna.

• भवतः नाम किम्?


• bhavataḥ nāma kim?

What is your • What is your (masculine) name?


• मम नाम रमेशः।

name? • mama nāma rameśaḥ.


• My name is Ramesh.

• भवत्याः नाम किम्?


• bhavatyāḥ nāma kim?
• What is your (feminine) name?
• मम नाम सरोजा।
• mama nāma sarojā.
• My name is Saroja.

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