% Text title            : amarasa.nvaada Sanskrit Arati translated from Marathi
% File name             : sanskrit8.itx
% Category              : arati, misc, sahitya
% Location              : doc\_z\_misc\_general
% Author                : Vasant Shankar Nanivadekar
% Transliterated by     : N
% Proofread by          : N
% Latest update         : October 8, 2001
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\engtitle{.. Praise of Sanskrit Language ..}##
\itxtitle{.. sa.nskR^itAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##

agrataH sa.nskR^itaM me.astu pR^iShThato me.astu sa.nskR^itam.h |
sa.nskR^itaM hR^idaye me.astu vishvamadhye.astu sa.nskR^itam.h || 1||
sa.nskR^itaM devabhAShA.asti vedabhAShA.asti sa.nskR^itam.h |
prAchIna\-j~nAna\-bhAShA cha sa.nskR^itaM bhadramaNDanam.h || 2||
vedAntAnAM purANAnAM shAstrANAM cha tathaiva cha |
ma.ntrANAM ta.ntrasUtrANAm.h AdyabhAShA.asti sa.nskR^itam.h || 3||
rAmAyaNaM mahAkAvyaM mahAbhAratameva cha |
ubhe cha vishvavikhyAte sa.nskR^itasya mahAnidhI || 4||
bhAsasya kAlidAsasya bhavabhUteshcha vishrutA |
bANa\-shUdraka\-harShANAm.h kAvyabhAShA.asti sa.nskR^itam.h || 5||
prANabhUtaM cha yattattvaM sArabhUtaM tathaiva cha |
sa.nskR^itau bhAratasyA.asya tanme yachChatu sa.nskR^itam.h || 6||
yatra rAmakathAgAnam.h tatrA.aste hanumAn.h yathA |
sa.nskR^itAdhyayanaM yatra tatra sa.nskR^itidarshanam.h || 7||
shR^iNumaH sa.nskR^itaM nityaM vadAmaH sa.nskR^itaM tathA |
smarAmaH sa.nskR^itaM nityaM paThAmaH sa.nskR^itaM tathA || 8||
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rachanAkAraH vasantaH sha.nkarasutaH nAnivaDekaraH |##
{\Large Composed by Mr. Vasant Shankar Nanivadekar
Mr. V. S. Nanivadekar
1/18 Goregaonkar Chawl,
Near Central Cinema,
Girgaon, Mumbai 400004 India}

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