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Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit, through Sauraseni Prakrit and Śauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskrit apabhraṃśa “corrupt”), which emerged in the 7th century CE.
Who decided Hindi as national language?
The Indian constitution, in 1950, declared Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official language of the union. Unless Parliament decided otherwise, the use of English for official purposes was to cease 15 years after the constitution came into effect, i.e., on 26 January 1965.
Which Indian language came from Sanskrit?
It is generally accepted by scholars and widely believed in India that the modern Indo-Aryan languages, such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi and Punjabi are descendants of the Sanskrit language.
Can Sanskrit speakers understand Hindi?
“If you know Sanskrit, you can easily understand many Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali and Marathi,” says Vaishnav, a grade 11 student at Laxman Public School. It’s one of the official languages in only one Indian state, Uttarakhand in the north, which is dotted with historical Hindu temple towns.
How is Hindi different from Sanskrit?
Sanskrit has a very complex system of grammar and composition structure comparable only with Greek and Latin and to some extent with German. Hindi, on the other hand, is much easier in its grammar and composition structures with simple words and lesser importance attached to pronunciation.
Is Sanskrit official language of India?
Sanskrit is a language which belongs to the Indo-Aryan group and is the root of many, but not all Indian languages. It’s one of the official languages in only one Indian state, Uttarakhand in the north, which is dotted with historical Hindu temple towns.
Can a Hindi speaker understand Sanskrit?
Did all languages originate from Sanskrit?
“Sanskrit is the origin of only a few languages in North India, such as Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Oriya and so on. It is neither the origin of the 26 Dravidian languages spoken in the south of India nor of all the world’s languages.