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[Ahmad Sajjad Paracha]

Hey guys i've opened this thread to discuss the similarities between sansikrit language and Ancient persian language(not arabanised) if any and the history of sansikrit language and it's influence on subcontinent. So all of members are requested to provide their maximum input.

 

[django]

@Joe Shearer @Kaptaan @Talwar e Pakistan @Sher Shah Awan

 

[Joe Shearer]

@Joe Shearer @Kaptaan @Talwar e Pakistan @Sher Shah Awan

I. The Cop-Out Answer:

http://www.applet-magic.com/sanskritavestan.htm
http://varnam.nationalinterest.in/2007/01/avesta_and_rig_veda/ [nothing new; undergraduate stuff]
https://www.quora.com/Can-you-translate-this-Avestan-Gatha-to-Sanskrit/answer/Kiron-Krishnan-1[a very interesting practical example]
https://www.quora.com/How-close-are-the-Indo-Aryan-languages-Avestan-and-Sanskrit [same author as above]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan[interesting mainly for those with some background in simple linguistics]
https://arachnid.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/the-india-outside-india-i/[interesting if you discount the RSS bias]

 

[Ahmad Sajjad Paracha]

@Joe Shearer @Kaptaan @Talwar e Pakistan @Sher Shah Awan

Also @dsr478

 

[Hamza913]

Asalamu Alaikum

Both are Indo-Iranian languages, so naturally are quite similar. It likely would not have been difficult for Avestan speakers to learn Sanskrit, or vice versa.

They both came from a common, proto Indo-Iranian language which would have been spoken by the common ancestors shared by Iranians and Indo-Aryans.

Sanskrit itself has a very rich history, being the oldest Indo-European language with a substantial written documentation. It has a vast historical literature containing drama, religion, philosophy, etc.

The language was standardised by Panini, a grammarian from Pakistan (Charsadda to be precise).

Sanskrit has had a great influence on modern Indo-Aryan languages, with 50% of words from modern Indo-Aryan languages coming from Sanskrit. Many Indo-Aryan languages are still written in a similar script to Sanskrit too.

 

[Ahmad Sajjad Paracha]

Asalamu Alaikum

Both are Indo-Iranian languages, so naturally are quite similar. It likely would not have been difficult for Avestan speakers to learn Sanskrit, or vice versa.

They both came from a common, proto Indo-Iranian language which would have been spoken by the common ancestors shared by Iranians and Indo-Aryans.

Sanskrit itself has a very rich history, being the oldest Indo-European language with a substantial written documentation. It has a vast historical literature containing drama, religion, philosophy, etc.

The language was standardised by Panini, a grammarian from Pakistan (Charsadda to be precise).

Sanskrit has had a great influence on modern Indo-Aryan languages, with 50% of words from modern Indo-Aryan languages coming from Sanskrit. Many Indo-Aryan languages are still written in a similar script to Sanskrit too.

wailaikum salam
How much influence do present indian languages and present pakistan languages have because of it ?

 

[Hamza913]

wailaikum salam
How much influence do present indian languages and present pakistan languages have because of it ?

Iranian languages like Pakhto and Baluchi have had minimal influence from Sanskrit, but Indo-Aryan languages like Urdu, Punjabi or Hindi have had significant Sanskrit influence. However, they have also had a large amount of influence from Arabic, Farsi and Chagatai (especially Urdu).

The main difference in Indo-Aryan languages from Pakistan is that they are written in a Farsi style script, where as the ones in Hindustan retain a written script very similar to Sanskrit.

 

[Ahmad Sajjad Paracha]

Iranian languages like Pakhto and Baluchi have had minimal influence from Sanskrit, but Indo-Aryan languages like Urdu, Punjabi or Hindi have had significant Sanskrit influence. However, they have also had a large amount of influence from Arabic, Farsi and Chagatai (especially Urdu).

The main difference in Indo-Aryan languages from Pakistan is that they are written in a Farsi style script, where as the ones in Hindustan retain a written script very similar to Sanskrit.

Indians claim sansikrit to be their language

 

[Hamza913]

Indians claim sansikrit to be their language

It's as much their language as it is ours, Panini did come from Charsadda after all, not Uttar Pradesh or Kerala.

It was also our land where the Indo-Aryans originally settled down. Not theirs.

 

[Ahmad Sajjad Paracha]

It's as much their language as it is ours, Panini did come from Charsadda after all, not Uttar Pradesh or Kerala.

Yeah u are right

 

[django]

Indians claim sansikrit to be their language

The truth is it was gifted to them during the mid Iron age when pioneers from Indus region (Ghandara) made their way down to the forests of the Ganga region.