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037			_cPurchased _nPrism Books, Kadavanthra
041			_aEnglish
082			_a491.2 _bDEV/LA
100			_aDevy, G N
245			_aLANGUAGE OF IMMORTALS _b: Concise History of Sanskrit
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260			_aNew Delhi _bAleph Book Company _c2025
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500			_a Sanskrit has long been celebrated as one of the building blocks of Indian civilization, and is venerated in temples, scriptures, and classical literature. In Language of the Immortals, renowned scholar and critic G. N. Devy uncovers the astounding paradox of Sanskrit—an ancient language that shaped Indian thought, philosophy, and identity for millennia, yet was never truly a language of the people. With rigorous scholarship, Devy dismantles enduring myths and offers a revealing commentary on Sanskrit’s historical and cultural trajectory. He shows how it achieved unsurpassed prestige not through conquest or commerce, but sheer intellectual brilliance. He explores the way in which Sanskrit shaped intellectual life across centuries, influenced cultures beyond India, and maintained its prestige through the oral tradition and spiritual symbolism rather than the patronage of the state. This concise yet profound work reimagines what it means for a language to live on—long after it has ceased to be spoken.
650			_aLanguage
650			_aOther languages
650			_aEast Indo-European and Celtic languages
650			_aSanskrit
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