Sanskrit Bhāsā as a Knowledge System

  • A significant portion of Indian knowledge is encoded in Sanskrit, a vital language (Bhāṣā) that serves as a carrier of knowledge.
  • Bhāṣā is superior as it contains words that denote things, beings, emotions, and complex concepts, making it highly effective for conveying knowledge.
  • The Vedic ancestors worked to preserve the Vedas and ensure their accurate transmission across generations through detailed language systems.
  • Mnemonic techniques were developed to preserve exact pronunciations and meanings, preventing the loss of any word in the vast Vedic corpus.
  • 'Veda' derives from the root 'vid', meaning to know, signifying knowledge.
  • Knowledge is abstract and encoded in language for recording, retaining, and ....
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