http://www.priyadarshan.org/taxonomy/term/84/0 en http://www.priyadarshan.org/sanskrit-most-remarkable-and-capable-instrument-thought-180.html <div class="document"> <!-- -*- mode: rst -*- --> <p>I am currently reading about Kālidāsa, perhaps the greatest poet of all times, and about the language he used, Sanskrit.</p> <p>Kālidāsa (कालिदास) was a Sanskrit poet and dramatist, his title Kavikulaguru (Preceptor of All Poets) bearing testimony to his stature. His name means, literally, &quot;Kali's servant&quot;.</p> <p>Sanskrit has been called the language of the Gods; the most perfect, the most sublime. It is definitely the most ancient one (Vedic Sanskrit dates back at least to the Mahabharata's age -- about 8000 b.C.).</p> <p>Following is a striking excerpt about Sanskrit, by Sri Aurobindo.</p> <!-- --> </div> <p><a href="http://www.priyadarshan.org/sanskrit-most-remarkable-and-capable-instrument-thought-180.html">read more</a></p> http://www.priyadarshan.org/sanskrit-most-remarkable-and-capable-instrument-thought-180.html#comments Kalidasa Literature Poetry Sri Aurobindo Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:37:17 +0000 Priyadarshan 180 at http://www.priyadarshan.org