tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post6955865191337357019..comments2023-04-26T04:15:25.976-07:00Comments on One Writer's World: For the Love of SanskritSusan Oleksiwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-12071387657847503162017-09-26T06:52:39.809-07:002017-09-26T06:52:39.809-07:00Thank you for your comment, Alaric. I'd forgot...Thank you for your comment, Alaric. I'd forgotten about this post until you mentioned it. As I reread it, I thought again of all the happy years I'd spent living in the world of Sanskrit. I hope your studies are going well. I'm sure they're rewarding.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-57826004722113682392017-09-26T03:15:30.757-07:002017-09-26T03:15:30.757-07:00I am studying Sanskrit and I am surprised at the g...I am studying Sanskrit and I am surprised at the genuine interest many people show in the language. Just the word 'Sanskrit' is evocative of an ancient world. It also definitely helps my understanding of grammar and it creeps into my poetry. Thanks for this post an the pictures too. Alaric joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440661393547365550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-66768508183357792372017-03-01T11:28:55.833-08:002017-03-01T11:28:55.833-08:00Thank you for this generous comment. Yes, there ar...Thank you for this generous comment. Yes, there are many benefits to studying Sanskrit, but knowing the language and being able to read the literature is enough for many of us. Congratulations on your studies. I hope they continue to be rewarding.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-63458903804469808052017-03-01T09:39:19.331-08:002017-03-01T09:39:19.331-08:00It was Nice to hear someone from a foreign land fa...It was Nice to hear someone from a foreign land far from india had taken much effort to learn a language which was in the verge of extinct..<br />Even Indian people don't take much efforts to read their own mother language <br />So hats off .,<br />And as a student ,its been 5 years I started learning Sanskrit.. As you said , the language is so perfect and for everyone's notice this is the only language known which has no unethical words (bad words.. I mean)! Though we may not use this language often to communicate with others ..its language that teaches you human virtues and self control. I even heard from my grandma that the old Sanskrit peots and scholars wrote a book on building airplanes (vimanas..which is depicted in most of the literature) and also about atoms and molecules before 5000 yrs ago. If we had started to flow them in the field of science we could have been far ahead in technology from what we are now!<br /><br />I felt very happy to see your blog and also interest.. Not mere interest but your passion to learn Sanskrit ! I hope everybody takes intrest to learn it <br />Cuz sanskrit helps you to enjoy reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256354568938509298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-72472380127009326742016-05-07T05:52:59.251-07:002016-05-07T05:52:59.251-07:00Thank you, Pam. I set a mystery series in modern I...Thank you, Pam. I set a mystery series in modern India, which allows me to explore my love of the country and its people and traditions. But I like the idea of somehow getting Sanskrit into the mix. Something to think about. I'll look for your stories as well. Thanks for commenting.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-31282854193337242102016-05-06T17:40:35.544-07:002016-05-06T17:40:35.544-07:00Susan, you must put this love you have into your f...Susan, you must put this love you have into your fiction! When I retired from my formal position, I started writing and fell back to my strong interest in Chinese culture and history. It has been a real joy to write fiction set in the Ming Dynasty--a period I find truly fascinating, as well. So, I strongly encourage you to let your love of Sanskrit fill your stories!Pam De Voehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352755063960715280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-59421792522377233742016-05-04T06:30:40.234-07:002016-05-04T06:30:40.234-07:00But Edith, you learned Japanese! Everything about ...But Edith, you learned Japanese! Everything about Sanskrit is beautiful (to those of us who study it). <br /><br />Yes, come to Gloucester for my once a decade recitation. I rarely get to see my writer friends without a podium or microphone in the way.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-25422741986951077172016-05-04T06:29:02.508-07:002016-05-04T06:29:02.508-07:00I'll plan on it. Whoever gets asked to recite ...I'll plan on it. Whoever gets asked to recite Sanskrit? I still recall a few verses I can share.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-12302541631654467622016-05-04T03:17:11.303-07:002016-05-04T03:17:11.303-07:00Can I come to that coffee date? As long as I'v...Can I come to that coffee date? As long as I've known you, Susan, I've never asked to hear Sanskrit and I'd love to. As a linguist, of course, I knew about Sanskrit long ago and its place in the map of Indo-European languages, but I didn't know about its perfection. Thanks for this delightful post! (I admit to being one of the people who tacks on "And she has a PhD in Sanskrit" when I introduce or mention you. It's very impressive.)Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-12664715820062553442016-05-03T19:54:24.455-07:002016-05-03T19:54:24.455-07:00I would love to hear the language spoken, Susan. M...I would love to hear the language spoken, Susan. Maybe when I'm in Gloucester this summer, I could persuade you over a cup of coffee or lobster roll at Charley's to say a snatch of a poem?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338488144804742560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-8700642823887879882016-05-03T14:39:02.392-07:002016-05-03T14:39:02.392-07:00Thanks, Jacquie. Maybe I should start using it in ...Thanks, Jacquie. Maybe I should start using it in my fiction. Thanks for commenting.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-2169094044526202832016-05-03T14:21:23.148-07:002016-05-03T14:21:23.148-07:00I'm very impressed that you learned about and ...I'm very impressed that you learned about and have this knowledge of Sanskrit. A very interesting article.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-66979172577139790722016-05-03T14:14:18.578-07:002016-05-03T14:14:18.578-07:00Thanks, Pam. I didn't talk very much about the...Thanks, Pam. I didn't talk very much about the language, mostly about how I feel about it, but I'm glad if I helped you understand it better. Thanks for commenting.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-83537836288332407852016-05-03T14:08:05.059-07:002016-05-03T14:08:05.059-07:00Very interesting.... I've heard the word and k...Very interesting.... I've heard the word and knew a little about what Sanskrit meant but you've made it much more clear.<br />Thanks!<br />Good luck and God's blessings.<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.com