{"id":252,"date":"2024-11-05T13:52:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T13:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ths.edu.in\/blog\/?p=252"},"modified":"2024-11-07T18:48:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:48:32","slug":"how-studying-sanskrit-opened-my-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ths.edu.in\/blog\/2024\/11\/05\/how-studying-sanskrit-opened-my-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"How Studying Sanskrit Opened My Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p>By: Priyanshi- A Student at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ths.edu.in\/\"><strong>The Heritage School North Campus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first started studying Sanskrit at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ths.edu.in\/\">The Heritage School North Campus<\/a><\/strong>, I thought it was an outdated language. But learning its scientific grammar and <strong>chanting shlokas <\/strong>changed my perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanskrit_grammar\">Sanskrit\u2019s structure<\/a><\/strong> is logical and systematic, almost like solving a puzzle, and chanting brings calm and focus to the mind. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com\/blog\/Shlokas-and-their-Benefits\/\">rhythmic sounds of shlokas<\/a><\/strong> have been shown to open neural pathways, engaging both the left brain for analysis and the right for melody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shloka Tarangini Competition - THE HERITAGE SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/caFuxI74Kc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I now understand why Sanskrit is valued not just as a language but as a mental discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This experience has taught me that no knowledge is ever \u201cobsolete\u201d \u2013 it always has something to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shloka:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/shlokam.org\/sarvebhavantusukhinah\/\">\u201c\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0947 \u092d\u0935\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0938\u0941\u0916\u093f\u0928\u0903, \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0947 \u0938\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u093e\u092e\u092f\u093e\u0903\u0964<br>\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0947 \u092d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093f \u092a\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941, \u092e\u093e \u0915\u0936\u094d\u091a\u093f\u0926\u094d \u0926\u0941\u0903\u0916\u092d\u093e\u0917\u094d \u092d\u0935\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0965\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Translation: May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see goodness, and may none suffer.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Priyanshi- A Student at The Heritage School North Campus When I first started studying Sanskrit at The Heritage School North Campus, I thought it was an outdated language. 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