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Definition

Sanskrit, is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism; a philosophical language of Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism; and a literary language and lingua franca of ancient and medieval India and Nepal.  Because of transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia and parts of Central Asia, it was also a language of high culture in some of these regions during the early-medieval era. Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, having originated in the second millennium BCE as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Indo-European. As the oldest Indo-European language for which substantial written documentation exists, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies. The body of Sanskrit literature encompasses a rich tradition of poetry and drama as well as scientific, technical, philosophical and religious texts. The compositions of Sanskrit were orally transmitted for much of its early history by methods of memorization of exceptional complexity, rigor, and fidelity. Thereafter, variants and derivatives of the Brahmi script came to be used.
  • Vedic and Sanskrit literature comprises the spoken or sung literature of the Vedas from the early-to-mid 2nd to mid-1st millennium BCE, and continues with the oral tradition of the Sanskrit epics of Iron Age India; the golden age of Classical Sanskrit literature dates to Late Antiquity (roughly the 3rd to 8th centuries CE). Indian literary production saw a late bloom in the 11th century before declining after 1100 CE, hastened by the Islamic conquest of India, due to the destruction of ancient seats of learning such as the universities at Taxila and Nalanda. There are contemporary efforts towards revival, with events like the All-India Sanskrit Festival (since 2002) holding composition contests.
  • The Indian youth has realized the importance of this language in recent years and therefore is the demand for its courses.

Career Path


B.A. in Sanskrit
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
3 years
Eligibility
10+2 or equivalent qualification in Arts stream (Some universities have made it mandatory for the ca...
Entrance Exam
--
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹5,000 to ₹1,00,000
Mode
Regular/Distance
Goal
Sanskrit Translator, Tele-caller (Sanskrit) etc.
B.A. Sanskrit (Hons.)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
3 years
Eligibility
10+2 or equivalent qualification in Arts stream (Some universities have made it mandatory for the ca...
Entrance Exam
Some institutions give admissions based on merit/University-level entrance exams, other institutions...
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹10,000 to ₹1,80,000
Mode
Regular
Goal
Content developer (Sanskrit), Journalist, Sanskrit Teacher
M.A. in Sanskrit
Level
Post-Graduate
Duration
2 years
Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree/B.A. in Sanskrit/B.A. Sanskrit (Hons.) or equivalent qualification in Arts strea...
Entrance Exam
Some institutions give admissions based on merit/University-level entrance exams, other institutions...
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹3,000 to ₹1,00,000
Mode
Regular/Distance
Goal
Content Writer, Editor, Interpreter etc.

Colleges


  • Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati
  • Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Varanasi
  • Delhi University (DU), New Delhi, New Delhi
  • Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
  • Fergusson College, Pune, Pune
  • Hindu College, New Delhi
  • Indraprastha College For Women, New Delhi, New Delhi
  • Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, New Delhi
  • Kamla Nehru College for Women, Phagwara, Phagwara
  • Maulana Azad College, Kolkata
  • Miranda House College, Delhi
  • Muralidhar Girls' College, Kolkata
  • Patna College, Bihar
  • Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College, Medinipur
  • Ranchi University, Jharkhand
  • Salipur College, Cuttack
  • Scottish Church College, Kolkata
  • Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya, Tamil Nadu
  • St Stephens College, New Delhi
  • St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad
  • University of Lucknow, Lucknow

Top Colleges


Key Skills


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Ability to communicate effectively in Sanskrit, both orally and in written form.
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Ability to explain difficult concepts to others.
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One should enjoy reading and research etc.
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Translation Skills.

Career Prospect

  • Consultant (Sanskrit Proof Reading)
  • Sanskrit Teacher
  • Customer Service Associate
  • Online Tran scripter
  • Sales Coordinator (with Sanskrit)
  • Interpreter (consecutive interpreter, general interpreter and liaison interpreter)
  • Content Writer -Editor (Sanskrit)
  • Sanskrit Translator
  • Part Time Trainer (Sanskrit)
  • Assistant Professor (Sanskrit Journalism)
  • Prak-Shastri
  • Shastri
  • Acharya
  • Tele-caller (Sanskrit)
  • Sanskrit Freelancers
  • Home Tutor
  • Training Officer
  • Content developer
  • Writer/ Novelist
  • Journalist etc.

Scope

  • Colleges and Universities
  • Temples
  • Private Academic Institutions
  • Translation Service Providers
  • Tourism Sector
  • Print Media Organizations
  • Government Offices
  • Data Entry Centers
  • TV Channels etc.

Pay Package

  • The average salary for a Translator is ₹17,000 to ₹35,000 per month.

Role Models


Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry

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Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry- He is a Sanskrit scholar honored by the President of India in 1998. He is an Indologist and a prolific writer of Sanskrit, Hindi and English, and a well-known linguist, who has contributed to the campaign of evolving technical terminology in Indian languages and ensuring a respectable status to Hindi, the official language of his state and the Indian union.

Jagadguru Ramanandacharya

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Jagadguru Ramanandacharya- He is a Hindu religious leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. He is the founder and head of Tulsi Peeth, a religious and social service institution in Chitrakoot named after Saint Tulsidas.

Valmiki

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Valmiki- He is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic Ramayana, dated variously from 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem.

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