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Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:42:30 -0000
From: Neil Kalia Robinson
Subject: The Sanskrit Dialect Known as English
By Neil Kalia Robinson
(Abstract of Paper to be Presented at WAVES 2002 Conferance Being held at U of Mass in Dartmouth, mass.)
The Sanskrit Dialect Known as English
In western curriculum there is a tendency to exclude Sanskrit
as a root to the English language. Numbers and alphabet are
categorized as Roman or Arabic. There is however recognition
of the Indo- Aryan or Indo European language group which
Sanskrit is admittedly an elder member.
How important is the role of Sanskrit in regards to world
languages and in this case English, possibly the most
dominant language in the modern world?
It is imperative to note that the English language, except
for the current written alphabet,is as close to ancient Sanskrit
as Hindi, Bengali or any other dialect from India.
And yes,English Numerals are Sanskrit not Arabic or Roman.
It is helpful to understand that many English words
have no intrinsic denominator without application or
aid of Sanskrit.
The compound word San-Skrit, San; meaning whole, equal,
complete, total or amount and Skrit; meaning script, scribe etc.
Thus reveals the common basis and subtle collusion
of English words to be non different than Sanskrit
I.E. San ; Sum, some,syn, same, sane, saint etc. all these
English words meaning either whole, total, equal or even.
To opine that in time Sanskrit developed
its refined status from a earlier more crude form of the
Indo-European or other language family is herein questionable
due to the vivid, concise depth of Sanskrit Syllabary
and antiquated references
An example is given that the Name for the human race "Man"
has come from "Manu"( Manoah,Noah, Nuh) The "Manvantara"
descendant from the Viviswan the Solar deity.
The word "Man" has no sufficient origins given in English.
According to Vedic chronology the story of Manu stretches
so far into antiquity that it no longer finds cohesive analogy
in English literature, except perhaps in form of the
Biblical story of Noah.
In United States of America We have no Monarchy (Manu-Archa)
so the title "King" can only refer to periods and places where
where it actually did or currently exist, such as The "Queen"
of England. Yet we still use the word "King and Queen" in
North America, because in the past it was used frequently
in reference to actual monarchy.
Even though there are no lions in England the Kings where
still known as lion hearted. Coats of arms often portrayed
Lions
attributing the qualities of the lions to the kings such as
courage, strength, chivalry, genorosity and resourcefulness.
The old English spelling of King is "Cing" As in ancient
Sanskrit
apellation King, Cing, Singh, Simha or Simbha(swahili )
for lion meaning Powerful Chief or leader.
The English language, full of such descendants perceived
directly
in relation to its sister dialects, Hindiand Bengali is no
further
remote from Sanskrit. Apparently Sansrkit similarly
supplies integral structure and identifying roots of English.
Could the very word "Sanskrit" claim what it may well be a
"Samskrit" or "complete alphabet" of a universal
language originating from the subtlemost realm of
consciouness?
Even Proffesor Max Mueller had to acknowledge the greatness of
the
Devanagari script admitting its very perfection and realizing
its antecedent superiority. Vedic Sanskrit of Ancient India
very possibly may contain the "perfect" contributing
factor providing spiritual and metaphysical roots and
reason
to many branches of global languages.
N Kalia