Basics
Your first Sanskrit words
Greetings and a handful of everyday words you can use today.
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Your first words
Let's use Sanskrit right away.
- नमस्ते (namaste) — greetings / I bow to you
- धन्यवादः (dhanyavādaḥ) — thank you
- जलम् (jalam) — water
- पुस्तकम् (pustakam) — book
- गृहम् (gṛham) — house
A tiny sentence
एतत् पुस्तकम् अस्ति। — This is a book.
Notice: अस्ति means 'is'. You already made a Sanskrit sentence!