Devbhasha: G N Devy's book tells the phenomenal story of Sanskrit's rise

Devy's book also examines Sanskrit's flaws, such as the phenomenon of Sanskritisation

Devbhasha: Language of the immortals: A concise history of Sanskrit

by G N Devy 

Published by Aleph

₹399, 84 pages        

 

One of the oldest languages in the world, Sanskrit has never been short of admirers and laudatory epithets. Scholars across disciplines have marvelled at its structural elegance, honey-toned vocabulary, and the scholarship that it has enabled. Over the years, the use of Sanskrit has dwindled, but the aura around the language has been burnished into a halo.

 

How did Sanskrit, often called the language of the gods, carry such heft even a millennium after it has ceased to be the