Sanskrit
A Language of
Consciousness
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Sanskrit,
as a language, is extremely elaborate and sophisticated. It embraces variety and richness of
experiences covering the entire gamut of human sensitivity and potentiality. It unfolds
multiple levels of consciousness. It has maximum number of words for the Divine
and more precise terms for defining consciousness and meditative experiences.
It has a great power to elevate human consciousness to sublime heights. The
thought contents expressed through this language are capable of taking to
greater heights, widening and heightening the consciousness of the one who uses
it consciously. Thus, it is a language that is ideally suited to describe and
govern the nature of phenomena from the spiritual level to the physical. Therefore,
it is a living and conscious Force, a revelation; a living and creative mode of
power, by itself formative and creative and not merely a conventional symbol
for lifeless ideas.
The
vastness, versatility, and power of expression of Sanskrit are incommensurable.
It is extremely rich and efflorescent. The most noteworthy fact about Sanskrit
is that it keeps adding to its richness, becoming fuller and more elaborate,
but never removing itself too far from its original roots. Each and every word
in Sanskrit is conscious of its origin and always refers back to the root from
which it is derived. Therefore, there is a perfect relationship between the
word and the sense. It is theoretically possible to explain the meaning of the
words in Sanskrit according to the combined sense of the relative letters,
syllables and roots. Therefore the meaning of any word in this language is not
derived by chance or from any convention but from its own depth, the system of
root-sounds, sound-ideas. It is because of this transparency of the system of
root-sounds and clear semantics that Sanskrit has the ability to discover its
own history. A proper investigation of many Sanskrit words shows that in
Sanskrit a word is not a conventional symbol for an idea, but itself the parent
and the creator of ideas. This transparent system of formation of words from
the root-sounds follows a natural process and is one of the important factors
that makes Sanskrit an ever creative language. It also provides enough clues to
rediscover the lost heritage of Sanskrit.
The
Rishis of ancient time were minutely discerning in their observations,
and were highly conscious in the matter of using the language. They did not use
the language just for the purpose of communication, they used it as a tool for
discovering the true nature of themselves and all that they saw in and around
them. Herein lies the sacredness of Sanskrit – it helps to discover the nature
of everything; it helps to discover the sacredness of life. It is a Force
functioning in many levels of consciousness, ever purifying, ever formative and
creative. It has tremendous potentiality to make the Divine Life possible upon
the earth. Indeed, it's another name is Devabhasha, the Divine Language. The rediscovery of Sanskrit means to grow conscious the hidden
forces in the sounds of Sanskrit and moreover its Divineness.
Dr. Sampadananda Mishra
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