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When is Sanskrit Day
Sanskrit Day is celebrated every year on Shraavana Poornima, which is the full moon day in the month of Shraavana in the Hindu calendar. In 2020, Sanskrit Day was celebrated on August 3, while in 2019 it was celebrated on 15 August.
Sanskrit language is believed to be originated in India around 3,500 years ago. The term Sanskrit is derived from the conjoining of the prefix 'Sam' meaning 'Samyak' which indicates 'entirely' and 'krit' indicates 'done'. In terms of communication, reading and hearing Sanskrit term indicates perfectly or entirely done. Sanskrit, in literary terms. is classified into two different periods, the Vedic and Classical. In the Vedas sacred texts, Vedic Sanskrit is found mainly in the Rig Veda, the Puranas and the Upanishads. The Vedas were composed in the period 1,000 to 500 BC.
Why is Sanskrit Day celebrated?
Despite Sanskrit being an ancient language, a very small percentage of the population speak it. The main objective of celebrating Sanskrit Day is to promote the language. In 1969, Sanskrit Day was celebrated for the first time. Several events, including full day seminars are held in different parts of the country to promote, revive the promote and revive the ancient Indian language. Sanskrit Day is also celebrated to spread awareness about the language. It embodies the rich culture of India. In fact, some of the folk tales, stories of India are in Sanskrit language.
Key facts about Sanskrit language
This language has an organised grammatical structure. Even the vowels and consonants are arranged in a scientific pattern. It is said that a person can express himself or herself in Sanskrit in one word only.
In Karnataka, there is a village where everyone speaks in Sanskrit. Name of the village is Mattur in Shimoga district.
Sanskrit is declared an official language of Uttarakhand.
In classical music ---- that is in Carnatic and Hindustani ---- Sanskrit is used
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