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[[File:Devimahatmya Sanskrit MS Nepal 11c.jpg|thumb|right|A Sanskrit script]] | [[File:Devimahatmya Sanskrit MS Nepal 11c.jpg|thumb|right|A Sanskrit script]] | ||
'''Sanskrit''' is an ancient [[Indian languages|Indian language]]. It is a sacred language of [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Jainism]] and is the origin of most Indian languages. Today, about 14,000 people in [[India]] use it as their daily language. | '''Sanskrit''' is an ancient [[Indian languages|Indian language]]. It is a sacred language of [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Jainism]] and is the origin of most Indian languages. Today, about 14,000 people in [[India]] use it as their daily language. It is one of the 22 official languages of India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/documents/english/7thSch-AppV_219-280.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004031805/http://india.gov.in/govt/documents/english/7thSch-AppV_219-280.pdf |archivedate=4 October 2007 | ||
|title=Indian Constitution Art.344(1) & Art.345 |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=4 October 2007 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> and an official language of the state of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-Uttarakhand/Article1-499467.aspx |title=Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand – The Hindustan Times |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=19 January 2010 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> | |title=Indian Constitution Art.344(1) & Art.345 |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=4 October 2007 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> and an official language of the state of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-Uttarakhand/Article1-499467.aspx |title=Sanskrit is second official language in Uttarakhand – The Hindustan Times |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=19 January 2010 |accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> | ||
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The language has a very complex [[grammar]], with eight [[case (grammar)|grammatical cases]], the [[Grammatical gender|grammatical genders]], and three [[grammatical number|grammatical numbers]]. The language is considered highly scientific as each word in a sentence can describe the number, gender, and action of the subject. | The language has a very complex [[grammar]], with eight [[case (grammar)|grammatical cases]], the [[Grammatical gender|grammatical genders]], and three [[grammatical number|grammatical numbers]]. The language is considered highly scientific as each word in a sentence can describe the number, gender, and action of the subject. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Sanskrit]] | [[Category:Sanskrit]] | ||
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