'Make Sanskrit or any classical language mandatory in schools'

[mooppan]

Maybe the riff raffs on the road will laugh when you speak sanskrized malayalam, most people will consider you cultured and refined.

Same is true for people speaking pig english and refined english. The riff raffs will laugh, while the educated will appreciate.

As usual you are wrong, let me disect your "davidian " malayalam.

" kadalill othiri meenukal undu "

othiri= comes from uccaya in sanskrit which means plenty.

Meenu = also Sanskrit word for Fish. Heard of Meena Rashi ? (Pisces - zodiac) , Meenakshi = Meen (fish), akshi (eyes) eyes like fish (name) Both are sanskrit words.

Undu = also comes from Sanskrit e.g. Sundaram(beautiful / agreeable) ............ undu ~ agree

So any way you slice it, Sanskrit roots can be found in Malayalam.


BTW Samudram is also used liberally in malayalam, as is Kadal. Only Kadal means Sea, Samudram tend to mean ocean.

Kannadigas are claiming the English word 'Market' came from the Kannada root word 'Maarukatte'(maaruva-selling,katte-an elevated place;.a place for selling)..we don't know exactly,if its true or not,may be some coincidence..words like meen,undu are surely from Dravidian,if its from Sanskrit,why its not using in any of Sanskrit based NI languages?,moreover Sanskrit itself adopted numerous words from other language groups,notably from Dravidian ,both are neighbor language groups too.
we can also claim the Sanskrit words like pushpa,mayura were of Dravidian orgin words like poovu,mayil..+Dravidian languages are more ancient than Sanskrit.

 

[uparyupari]

Kannadigas are claiming the English word 'Market' came from the Kannada root word 'Maarukatte'(maaruva-selling,katte-an elevated place;.a place for selling)..we don't know exactly,if its true or not,may be some coincidence..words like meen,undu are surely from Dravidian,if its from Sanskrit,why its not using in any of Sanskrit based NI languages?,moreover Sanskrit itself adopted numerous words from other language groups,notably from Dravidian ,both are neighbor language groups too.
we can also claim the Sanskrit words like pushpa,mayura were of Dravidian orgin words like poovu,mayil..+Dravidian languages are more ancient than Sanskrit.

Maarukatte is total Rubbish

Market comes from the LATIN root word "Mercor / Mercari" which means Trade / Buy. This is the same root for words like Merchant, Mercantile, Merchandise etc.

There is no evidence of Sanskrit borrowing heavily from Dravidian languages.

The word "Mina" is the word for Fish used in sanskrit right back in Mahabharata and Anguttara Nikaya (Buddhist). Now unless you claim both were written in South India, there is no foundation for your claim. "Surya Siddhanta" and the much older "Siddhanta Shiromani" (2,500 BC) speaks of Mina Rashi (Pisces).

Now the last claim that Tamil is older than Sanskrit. It may be so, but there is no evidence of that. All evidence point to the fact that Sanskrit is older than Tamil.

I have already explained bout Rishi Agastiya and Siddha.

The other "oldest" tamil book on grammar is Tolkappiyam.

In Tolkappiyam- Kappiyam is originated from Kavyam which is a Sanskrit word. There are many instances of the usage of the Word "Kavyam" in sanskrit literature much before.So the argument is "Tolkappiyam being the oldest work in Tamil itself has a sanskrit word in it"

Sangam- This is used to denote the earliest period in Tamil History .Now Sangam is a derivative from sanskrit word "Sangaha" which means community or union. The best example for this is TriveniSangam in Allahabad where the 3 rivers meet and the place where the Khumbamela is Held. Moreover the Buddhists were organized into Sangha .So again here tamil is using a sanskrit word.

The oldest date for the origin of tamil is around 300 BC. Sanskrit is dated at least 2000 years before that.

So the evidence is this,

1. Sage Agasthya was mentioned in the puranas (Written before the Sangam Era) but the Tamil claim him as one of the first person to speak Tamil. Ayurveda from him developed into Siddha medicine.

2)Shiva(Mentioned in Vedas- Rudram) is adopted by the Tamils.

Now consider the Very First line of Thirukurral.

Akara Mudhala Ezhuththellaam Aadhi, Bagavan Mudhatre Ulaku

Aadhi means First in Sanskrit (used in the Rg Veda)
Bhagavan means God in Sanskrit (used in Mahabaratham and various other works)
Ulaku-Loka means World in sanskrit


This is from one the the FIRST Tamil Literature.

 

[uparyupari]

New Zealand school teaches Sanskrit and claims it helps children understand English , AniNews.in

A school in New Zealand has a 'Sanskrit Language Studies' program and claims that learning Sanskrit accelerates a child's reading ability.

Ficino School in Mt Eden area of Auckland ( New Zealand), calls itself a 'values-based academic institution' and offers education for girls and boys from year one to eight. It says about Sanskrit: "It has a wonderful system of sound and grammar, which gives the child an excellent base for the study of any language. Children love its order and beauty."

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has applauded Ficino School for fostering universal virtues and encouraging Sanskrit studies and adds that Sanskrit has a close relationship with other classical languages like Latin, Greek, French, German, etc.

According to Peter Crompton, principal of this school founded in 1997, where curriculum includes "food for the mind, food for the spirit, food for the body", "Sanskrit with its almost perfect grammatical system...provides children with a roadmap for understanding English." Sanskrit not only gives young learners a clear understanding of the structure of language, it also heightens their awareness of the process of speech, creating a greater understanding of and ability to, enunciate words clearly, Crompton adds.

...........Mahatma Gandhi said, "Without the study of Sanskrit, one cannot become a true learned man." German philologist Max Muller added, "Sanskrit is the greatest language of the world."

 

[mooppan]

@uparyupari
1.Bhagavan is the Sanskritized form of root Dravidian term for sun/sun god-Pagalavan,pagal-daytime/day,avan-man,pagalavan-pagavan-bhagavan..
2.Aadhi;it's also from Dravidian root,eg-Aandavan means God in Dravidian,Aand/aadhi-first,avan-man,aadhyam/aaththiyam means first in Malayalam/Kanyakumari Tamil,Muthal in standard Tamil..
3.Ulagam,Sanskrit just copied it and changed into lokam..Ulagam-lagam-lokam..
Kappiyam and Sangam are from Sanskrit,I do accept that..the orginal Tamil equivalent for the term sangam is koottani/kazhagam,if I am not wrong...
Sanskrit borrowed hundreds of words from Dravidian languages,eg-Pazham-phala,Poo-Pushpa,Muthu-Moti,Mayil-Mayura,Mukil-Mekha etc..

 

[Maravan]

Mother tongue and English is enough in every state, no need to promote such nonsense. Retards might even ask us to learn Sumerian.

 

[Hindustani78]

Mother tongue and English is enough in every state, no need to promote such nonsense. Retards might even ask us to learn Sumerian.

Sumerian language is close to Sanskrit

https://books.google.lt/books?id=Xb6CZMmwo00C&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=sumerian close to sanskrit&source=bl&ots=vHwsUAYv4P&sig=pRvrfQDYW4DhQb7GaYwlXY9SASE&hl=lt&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=sumerian close to sanskrit&f=false

 

[dray]

If you want why don't you make mandatory Classical Languages of India in schools ? Why Arabic, Persians, Latin or Greek ?

Below are the classical languages of India,

Tamil (since 2004)
Sanskrit (since 2005)
Telugu (since 2008)
Kannada (Since 2008)
Malayalam (since 2013)
Odia (since 2014)

Put Bengali on the list or we don't agree!

 

[SRP]

Put Bengali on the list or we don't agree!

Ask Didi to beg NaMo to make Bengali a classical language, then i will agree.

 

[dray]

Ask Didi to beg NaMo to make Bengali a classical language, then i will agree.

No, she will go and beg for Urdu then!

But Bengali does have very high literary value.

 

[SRP]

No, she will go and beg for Urdu then!

That's true.

 

[Echo_419]

'Make Sanskrit or any classical language mandatory in schools' | Zee News
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 23:42


New Delhi: An RSS-affiliated body has suggested changes in education policy to make studying Sanskrit or other classical languages like Arabic, Persian, Latin or Greek mandatory in schools for at least four years.


In a draft suggesting policy changes in education sector, 'Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal' has proposed a language policy as per which during first eight years of general education, mother tongue will be the first language while Hindi, Sanskrit, other national languages or English can be chosen as a second language.

The Sangh body, which is working in the field of education, has sought feedback from the public on its draft.

As per the document titled 'Bhartiya Education Outline', if a student doesn't want to learn English or any other language, he should be allowed to do so.

However, in the next four years of education, as envisaged in the Bharti Shikshan Mandal's draft, "a student will be provided with a choice to complete his studies without learning English or Hindi, but it will be mandatory for him to learn Sanskrit or any other classical language."

Stating that this was essential from the socio-cultural perspective, the draft added that a student who does not wish to learn Sanskrit, may opt for Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Latin, Greek, or any other language.

"Hindi is not mandatory under this policy, however there are two languages, mother tongue and Sanskrit or a classical language, which will be mandatory for the student. The perspective behind this decision is that if everyone accepts Hindi to be the language of communication, no one will leave it out. The subject that are neglected by students because they do not aid in employment, should be made compulsory," the draft document said.

While interacting with reporters here, the outfit's Joint Organising Secretary Mukul Kanitkar said students often are quick to learn languages of commercial use.

"The policy is based on the belief that a treasure trove of knowledge and values is present in our classical languages and it is very crucial for a healthy social life," the draft says, adding it aims at strengthening the "emotional integration in our national life".

PTI

WTF we should focus more on Science & Technology

I had a hard time getting passing marks in Bengali and Hindi, may God almighty bless the child, who dares to take Sanskrit in school and qualify without shaming his parents in his report card.

There bhai ke 93 aye thee Sanskrit mein sadly I don't remember a word of it now

Mother tongue and English is enough in every state, no need to promote such nonsense. Retards might even ask us to learn Sumerian.

Exactly we should focus on Science g Technology if we ever want to catch up with the West

 

[Spring Onion]

good idea but this always burdens the students

 

[24 Hours]

Language to be taught at a early age. It's much easier to learn language when you're younger. Children in Singapore are already Bilingual at age 3.

 

[Kaniska]

I'm sure the practical benefits of learning Sanskrit are superb. I learnt Sanskrit for 4 years in school---not once have I had to use it after that. Instead of wasting time on RSS ideology fuelled nonsense, we shold promote vocational and practical stuff-- people need jobs now, not egos.

I agree....Sanskrit has some benifits but that does not need to be made mandatory...Only native language/Enlglish should be mandatory...Rest should be left with people to choose if they would like to go for it.

 

[Nicky G]

'Those who don't know where they came from, have little idea of where they are headed' - or something to that effect.

Those capable of comprehending the meaning of the above statement should understand the significance of Sanskrit from that perspective alone. Those who aren't - don't interest me.