Sanskrit has 48 basic sounds in the alphabet (not including tone and other modifying factors.) Sir John Woodroffe, a British Orientalist who studied the Tantras and other Hindu traditions, discussed ...

The trend lately—in schools and elsewhere—is everyone wanting to learn Sanskrit. Here's why the ancient language is suddenly so popular.

The Sanskrit alphabet has 50 letters, ... Sanskrit is the language of yog, ayurveda and Indic spirituality – from Bhakti, devotion, to Advaita, non-duality, traditions.

An alphabet is a collection of letter-symbols that have been more or less standardized, and which often—though not always—reflect all of the sounds made in a particular language.