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To make memorizing the texts easy, entire texts used to be composed in poetic form.

In the ancient times, all the Sanskrit texts were passed down orally through human memory from generations to generations. Sanskrit does not have a script of its own either. The English alphabet has its roots in Latin script and has 26 letters from A to Z of which A,E,I,O,U are vowels and remaining consonants.

Of course, you can ask any specific questions in the comments section.Ī brief History of Sanskrit Writing System and Scripts​We know that English does not have a script of its own and instead we use the Latin script to write English. So just read and understand whatever you can, ignore whatever you cannot. This lesson is being provided with the sole intention of serving as a reference point to look back as we proceed further with other Sanskrit lessons in the future. There is no need to remember or memorize any new word, features, names that are mentioned in this lesson. That is because in the middle of this lesson and at the end, we are presenting some very interesting facts about the alphabet system which is generally not taught in the regular schooling system.Īlso, while this lesson might sound technical with many new words creeping in, make sure that you read and understand only that portion that is explained in simple English. My suggestion to those (especially Indians) who think they are already familiar with the Sanskrit alphabet system (because of their existing knowledge of some other Indian language like Hindi, Bengali or Kannada) is that, I strongly recommend that you still go through this lesson. I will do this by continuing to present the language in English as well. Also, though we are introducing a Sanskrit script in this lesson, I will also try to make sure that you continue to learn Sanskrit even if you are unable to learn the script immediately. It is a classification based on the way the sounds of various alphabets are produced in the human mouth. The alphabet systems of almost all Indian languages are based on this science.