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Proposed Q&A site for academicians, experts, linguistics, learners and whoever interested in Sanskrit Language, a primary language of Hindu scriptures.
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Which is the oldest script used for writing Sanskrit?
added by Pandya Oct 17 at 11:33
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The best we know is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…. Why ask this on Stack Exchange? – user1271772 Oct 20 at 19:01
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@user1271772 Why ask anything at all on SE when you have Google and Wikipedia? – sv. Oct 20 at 23:23
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@sv. One of the "reasons for closing" a question which is consistent across the network is that a question has to display that a good amount of effort has been made to find the answer yourself. In this case the answer is either already on Wikipedia, or it's unknown yet to humanity. I politely didn't nominate to close this question, but I think it can be improved. For example "What type of research is being done to find older scripts than X" where X is the entry in that Wikipedia page. Then the answer might not actually be on Wikipedia and researchers on the topic might give an interesting ans – user1271772 Oct 21 at 0:26
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"a question has to display that a good amount of effort has been made to find the answer yourself" - sure, but how can one put all the research into the title of a sample question on Area 51? @user1271772 – sv. Oct 21 at 15:19
@sv. If it has been well-researched, then it doesn’t need to be asked (unless you want to answer your own question, which should wait until the next phase) – Rubellite Fae Nov 26 at 22:12
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Is Sanskrit language still evolving? How do new words get added to Sanskrit dictionary?
added by sv. Oct 18 at 4:18
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Is there a difference between normal Sanskrit and Vedic Sanskrit?
added by Pandya Oct 17 at 11:30
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What is Sandhi (संधि)?
added by Pandya Oct 17 at 11:31
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What are differences between हृस्व vowels and दीर्घ vowels?
added by TheLittleNaruto Oct 17 at 13:48
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What is the purpose of Vibhaktis in Sanskrit?
added by hanugm Oct 18 at 2:25
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Are there various dialects of Sanskrit within India?
added by Ken Graham Oct 19 at 0:58
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Are both मंत्र and मन्त्र valid forms of usage to refer to a mantra?
added by sv. Oct 20 at 23:02
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Example: महामृत्युंजय मंत्र or महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahamrityunjaya_Mantra – sv. Oct 20 at 23:05
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Is ॐ (Oṃ) merely a symbol or an actual letter that belongs to the Sanskrit alphabet?
added by sv. Oct 27 at 10:35
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In which Sanskrit literary work was the word Hindu (हिन्दु) first used?
added by sv. Oct 18 at 4:19
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What are the types of कारक (Prepositions) in Sanskrit? Please add examples.
added by TheLittleNaruto Oct 18 at 12:57
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Is there a method of equating Sanskrit letters to numerals? E.g म = 2
added by Nog Shine Oct 19 at 6:30
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What is the purpose of the Aorist tense? How does it compare with the equivalent tense in ancient Greek?
added by Robert Columbia Oct 30 at 12:35
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Some Indo-Iranian languages have been written in Arabic script, such as Urdu, Punjabi, Farsi, and Pashto. Is there an Arabic orthography for Sanskrit?
added by Robert Columbia Oct 30 at 12:38
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Why does Sanskrit have so many English/Roman transliteration schemes like IAST, Harvard-Kyoto, etc.? Which one is the most widely used and why?
added by sv. Oct 25 at 8:16
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Many languages are tied to accounting, was Sanskrit used to keep financial records?
added by Rubellite Fae Nov 15 at 21:58
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Is there any Semitic influence on Sanskrit?
added by Robert Columbia Oct 30 at 15:11
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What are differences between Tatsama and Tadbhava words in Sanskrit?
added by TheLittleNaruto Oct 17 at 13:11
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Is there a public examination in Sanskrit or some other standardized way to demonstrate one's knowledge of the language?
added by Robert Columbia Oct 29 at 15:16
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Which Indian languages are derived from Sanskrit?
added by Kolappan Nathan Nov 6 at 5:57
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Do you want number? If no, this can be asked "Which Indian languages are derived from Sanskrit?" instead. – YDS Nov 20 at 17:38
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Is there a difference in the usage of the words idam and etat?
added by Water Cooler v2 Nov 28 at 11:22
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What is the correct pronunciation of the letters ऋ and ॠ ? Please add example words.
added by TheLittleNaruto Oct 17 at 13:50
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Does Sanskrit have the property that whatever we write, we speak?
added by hanugm Oct 17 at 17:21
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How is the instrumental case used in Sanskrit?
added by Ken Graham Oct 19 at 0:55
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To which Sandhi the word कौन्तेय falls into?
added by hanugm Oct 20 at 7:04
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Are there any silent letters in Sanskrit?
added by hanugm Oct 24 at 12:37
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What is the meaning of word Sanskrit? In other words, does the name of language stand for anything?
added by Pandya Oct 26 at 9:45
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What is the definition of poetry (Kāvya)?
added by Nog Shine Nov 5 at 18:08
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Have there been periods of decline in the use of Sanskrit?
added by Rubellite Fae Nov 15 at 21:55
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In which other countries was/is Sanskrit spoken?
added by Akshay Anurag Nov 16 at 12:35
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What is the meaning (etymology) of ष्ठि in “परमेष्ठि”?
added by Rubellite Fae Nov 26 at 22:09
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Is there an official body that regulates the Sanskrit language?
added by Robert Columbia Dec 4 at 22:39
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What languages did Sanskrit develop from?
added by Michael Chatiskatzi Dec 6 at 8:50
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What are Pratisakhya texts?
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What are metres? What are some common metres used in Vedic texts and how do they differ from each other?
added by Arjun Chatterjee, edited by Ken Graham Oct 19 at 1:02
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What are some good resources to learn Sanskrit?
added by Fire. Nov 1 at 12:26
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Are there words in Sanskrit that do not exist in other languages?
added by Michael Chatiskatzi Dec 6 at 8:58
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What is the literal meaning of the word 'Sanskrit'? [closed]
added by Fire. Nov 1 at 12:27
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closed as duplicate of What is the meaning of word Sanskrit? In other words, does the name of language stand for anything? by Robert Columbia, Pandya, Nog Shine, TheSimpliFire, BuddingPhysicist Dec 5 at 21:02

This question covers exactly the same ground as another question in this proposal.

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What is the difference & relationship between words Paramdeva, Parameshvara, Paramashiva, Para Brahman, Mahadeva, Maheshvara, Mahashiva, Mahabrahman?
added by Rubellite Fae Nov 15 at 22:02
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Please comment to help me understand why Sanskrit etymology is out of scope of this SE. Should I have used Devanagari instead of Roman transliteration? – Rubellite Fae Nov 26 at 22:16
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Vedas are in Sanskrit?... Is this written by someone?
added by Akhil Jalagam Nov 25 at 4:17
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