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Common Mistakes While Writing Sanskrit.




One of the most common mistakes while writing Sanskrit stems from not been exposed to Sandhi rules and reading from websites where the writer's native language could not be too case sensitive about Sandhi rules.


Today I would touch upon परसवर्णसन्धिः (parasavarNasandhiH) which is of utmost importance to get the writing of Sanskrit right and also pronunciation right.



Rule:


When an अनुस्वार (anusvAra) is followed by any consonant other than श ष स ह it is replaced by the fifth letter of that वर्ग(varga).


When the  अनुस्वार (anusvAra) is at the end of a word the Sandhi is then rendered optional.



Let's take a look at a few common mistakes seen in writing Sanskrit


1) कंप  and कम्प


कम्प is the correct way of writing this word. 



2) अंकः and अङ्कः


अङ्कः is the correct way of writing this word.



3)आनंदः and आनन्दः


आनन्दः is the correct way of writing this word.





Now coming to the situations where the Sandhi is optional.


1)अहं करोमि  and अहङ्करोमि


Both are correct.




Seeing stars?

Confusing?


Nope...its not..this is just the tip of the iceberg in Sandhi rules.

Sandhi rules is a very vast interesting mathematical topic which needs patience and understanding.So never jump the gun while learning a new language..go step by step क्रमेण (krameNa).


The problem is these days most of us have the crash course mindset...you can see learn meditation crash course, learn languages crash course, learn religion crash course.


Crash course is only for Crash Test Dummies and not humans.



Even to learn to utter a word as to call our mothers it took years.

Rome wasn't built in day.

Keep this in mind when learning anything.


Even in the Bhagavad Geeta Krishna says śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ(the steadfast one gains wisdom)


At the same time  while exercising patience its good to be curious about the mechanics of understanding anything..just like how Humood sings and explains in his song... Kun Fudooliyan (Be Curious) كن فضولياً",