Page 5 - Appreciating Sanskrit

SANSKRIT

THE LANGUAGE OF INDIA’S SOUL

yāvad bhāratavarṣaṁ syāt yāvad vindhyāhimācalau |

yāvad gaṅgā ca godā ca tāvadeva hi saṁskṛtam ||

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यणवद भणरतवष स्यणत यणवद मवन्ध्णमिमणलौ।।
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यणवद गङ्गण ल गोदण ल तणवदव मि सस्कतम॥
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As long as the land of Bharata shines on

the earth, as long as the lofty Vindhya and

Himalaya raise their heads, as long as the

pure water s of Ganga and Godavari flow,

so long Samskritam will keep shining.

(H. H. Wilson)