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The job of a grammarian is to describe how words take forms,/derive some commonality iin formation to come up with generic rules and also document exceptions to the rules. 7/n
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Such arguments result because of not reasing primary sources, and trying to interpret through, often faulty, or limited English translations.
For example, it is claimed Buddha used Pali "language" againt "Samskrta language"
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मनोपुब्बंगमा धम्मा
मनोसेट्ठा मनोमयाः
मनसा चे पदुट्ठीन
भासति वा करोति वा
ततो नङ् दुक्खण् अन्वेति
चक्कं व वहतो पदङ्
My #Sanskrit chaya:
मनो पूर्वंगमा धर्म
मनसेष्टा मनोमयाः
मनसो चेत् प्रदुष्टेन
भासति वा करोति वा
ततो नहि दुःखमन्वेति
चक्रं वो वहतो पदान्
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Now if you ask me if I can prove Samskrta did not originate from Pali, you need to only look at various other "spoken" varieties. Pali wasn't the only #Prakrit. There was Maharashtri, near narmada - Godavari basin
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Can all languages were "processed" to create a "Samskrta" ?
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Rather parroting "Samskrta was created by combining multiple languages and refining" which is a futile drAvida prANAyama exercise, we need to face the facts, staring at us :-)
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