To pronounce
every letter in a language we have to move the tongue in a specific way. We
have English with 26 letters and tamil with 247 letters.
Speaking
English gives only 26 type of tongue
movements whereas speaking tamil gives 247 tongue movements. A scientific
research shows that speaking has effect on brain which in turn effects the
entire human body.
We have
greatly underestimated the sacred power of language. When the power of language
to create and discover life is recognized, language becomes sacred; in ancient
times, language was held in this regard. Nowhere was this more so than in
ancient India. It is evident that the ancient scientists of language were
acutely aware of the function of language as a tool for exploring and
understanding life, and their intention to discover truth was so consuming that
in the process of using language with greater and greater rigor, they discovered
perhaps the most perfect tool for fulfulling such a search that the world has
ever known—the Sanskrit language.
The linguistic perfection of Sans-krit offers only a
partial explanation for its sustained presence in the world for at least 3,000
years. High precision in and of itself is of limited scope; like mathematics,
it generally excites the brain, but not the heart. Like music, however,
Sans-krit has the power to uplift the heart. It's conceivable that for a few
rare and inspired geniuses, mathematics can reach the point of becoming music
or music, mathematics.
The
foundation of India culture is based on the Sanskrit language. There is a
misconception about the Sanskrit language that it is only a language for
chanting mantras in temples or religious ceremonies. However, that is less than
5% of the Sanskrit literature. More than 95% of the Sanskrit literature has
nothing to do with religion, and instead it deals with philosophy, law,
science, literature, grammar, phonetics, interpretation etc. In fact, Sanskrit
was the language of free thinkers, who questioned everything, and expressed the
widest spectrum of thoughts on various subjects. In particular, Sanskrit was
the language of our scientists in ancient India. Today, no doubt, we are behind
the Western countries in science, but there was a time when India was leading
the whole world in science. Knowledge of the great scientific achievements of
our ancestors and our scientific heritage will give us the encouragement and
moral strength to once again take India to the forefront of science in the
modern world.
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