Why Mantras are in SANSKRIT?

Question

Why all the mantras are in Sanskrit. Why none tried to traslate it
Was it to keep ordinary man away from these so it'll be a family issue (Brahmins)

AUM I have no particular diffrences with Brahmins.
I know they are the one who mostly saved the Hinduism and they are the one who are the most culprits in Kalyuga
I was with them all my school age and even, yes they are some wat proud of their origin which give me jitters (sorry but some where you know)

Answer 1

Om Tat Sat ! The Sanskrit is the oldest ever language in the world and 'Om' being its first voice pronounced by the Whole of the Universe. The Sanskrit is developed from Om. As there was no other language, people, Rishis, Sages, one and all of the society, used Sanskrit for communication, thinking, learning, and every activity of life as we today use our mothertongue. There is more 'frequency concentration' and the intensity of vibrations is also very high. I am not any technical person and hence can not state proper terms. I have read that The Gayatri Mantra has the highest intensity of sound-waves and it spreads in the atmosphere / space more speedily that any other mantra. All this stated as what I have learned / listened through various people and no specific book/source can be stated.
As regards translation, it is impossible for want of proper words / syllables/vowels that are easier and can be pronounced fluently.
Regarding keeping ordinary man away is due to his physical and mental purity / piousnes and Shraddha. Up to times of Bhagavan Krishna, every individial of the society was taught everything of the culture and all Sanskaras were performed. None was deprived of it. After war of Mahabharata, most of the men in the society were killed. It was the greatest set back to the humanity also. As was expressed out of fear and anxiety by Arjuna at the time of war, there might be cross-breeding everywhere on large scale, most of the members were busy to find ways means of livelyhood and education might have been kept away, the Sanskaras were forgotton and the mess might have been started. Today, only the Brahmin families who have succeeded to preserve the heritage, know it to some extent and those who are generous enough share it with rest society as an obligation entrusted to them by the God right from Vedic times. Now we are well educated and broad minded, we have more Shraddha also. Our crave to revive the old heritage can be nourished with by intelligent and dedicated people like you. First learn everything rightly, then share as freely as you can, assessing the ability, purity/piousness and Shraddha of those coming to you to learn. It is Devotional and Divine work entrusted by The Supreme to expand our heritage without discrimination of cast, colour, creet, time, space and place / or nation. If a curious earnest seeker from other faith comes to learn and assures with firm commitment of devotion and has no other intention except Self-realization, guide him/her ensuring purity and piousness. Those who know the secrets, worship daily and properly through heart, who have intention of "Sarvey Api Sukhino Bhavanti.." are Brahmins of this time.

Answer 2

All the mantras were written Centuries ago by our Sages for chanting and doing pujas in traditional manner, which has been standardised, and has been continued from time immemorial. The structure of mantras is basically Sanskrit based. The God or the Goddess is praised profusely and it is in Sanskrit. Translating in other languages may not be correct in the sense it may not convey the exact meaning in which the Sanskrit slokas were written. In fact now-a-days even those who are telling the mantras in Sanskrit mispronounce. In fact any mantra should be chanted knowing the correct meaning and just memorizing and telling will not yield the actual purpose for which it is said. If translated in some other language the entire structure may collapse. These persons who have mugged up the various portions and parts of the mantras may not know the meaning of it. Further Scholars in Sanskrit who can translate in other languages are very few. So the original Mantra in Sanskrit is continued. It is wrong to say these mantras are kept in Sanskrit only as a selfish motive of Brahmins. No Brahmin forbids others to translate it in any other language and it can be very well done. Most of non-Brahmins also want it in Sanskrit only as they do not want to mess up y the translated versions....

Answer 3

FRIEND, In Hindu Dharma the Number 108 represents the Brahman. 1+0+8=9. 9 multiplied by any thing gives a number that adds up again to nine, example 9*8=72=7+2=9 Similarly any large Number too. So it is considered INDESTRUCTIBLE ans so ASTOTTARA SHATAM ( Eight plus Hundred =108) is used for Japam, Namaavali etc. Gayatri Mantra is the Mantra of all Mantras.So it is chanted for a minimum of 108n times. The more you do , the more peaceful the mind becomes.Some do it several crores and the get some extra ordinary powers.

Answer 4

Mantras were translated into Tibetan, and were often written in non-standard Sanskrit.

I think more than anything, Sanskrit had a certain power as a language, perhaps because of its connection to the Vedas. It was the language of court, science, law, philosophy, etc., throughout South Asia for 2000+ years. It was also more portable--a mantra in Sanskrit would be familiar from Khotan to Jakarta.

Answer 5

Badri bhai, first you tell me why you are so much against brahmins ? It has become a fashion to abuse brahmins for everything. Brahmins remained poor always, they kept our culture alive... kept our scriptures safe from alien invasions...many times just by memorising them.

90% of our rishis were brahmins, Chankya Ramakrishna Paramhansa, shankracharya were all brahmins.. what wrong they did ?

i am a brahmin...what wrong am i doing to hindusim?

If some brahmins did wrongs...who did not do wrong in the past .. everybody degraded in Kaliyuga..??

NOW why Mantras are in Sanskrit ...because Sanskrit is not an ordinary language.

As per Shabd -Brahm philosophy of Tantra, when the Adi Shakti and Shiva mated (read consciousness & energy), it created the sound of Aum which further differentiated into 50 Divine sounds...

Our rishis heard those sounds during meditation and invented the alphabets of sanskrit which are nearest gross word for those divine sounds.

So a Mantra is not just a word...it is body of the divinity. Like Krin(g) the beeja mantra of Mother Kali... is not a funny word..but the sound of the consciousness of Kali.. or the sound which was created when Kali works.

Our rishis have invented Mantra in such a way that their recitation alone can take us to that consciousness.

More-over later rishis/saints invented some simple language mantra for ordinary people so that they can know what they are speaking.. and those mantras are equally powerful.

Like Hare Rama, Hare Krishna, Aum namah shivaye, and other similar mantras are in common language and are benefitting millions...

Beeja mantras were so powerful, they were kept secret by rishis... like the formula for Atom bomb is not given illetrate people

Answer 6

The Mantras were written for different Hindu gods and everyone sung, or spoken has a very deep meaning and they sound so beautiful in Sanskrit, translations are available in text. Look at the beauty of the Sanskrit language.

Answer 7

Translations are available so find them, read them and use them if you prefer.

Why Mantras are in SANSKRIT ?

That was possibly the only language known to the originators at that time, and was generally used locally, to day we have international travel and trade, the likes of which did not exist in those days, there was some but very few people were able to communicate in the language other then the local language.

Answer 8

Because Sanskrit was the classical language of Hinduism. It encompasses a rich tradition of poetry and drama as well as scientific, technical, philosophical and religious texts.

I think it might also be because people want keep it going the way it is so it continues to be widely used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals in the forms of hymns and mantras.

Hope this is making sense!

Answer 9

Ancient Indians have always understood the importance of sound and intonation in a given word or words. Sanskrit is supposed to be the bringing together of powerful sounds and intonations into a language, making them especially useful for mantras, because mantras in themselves are supposed to carry inherent power. Chanting them in Sanskrit means the positive energy behind each sound is realized.

Answer 10

Sanskrit is the only language in the world which is based on energy first and meaning later. that meaning may not be understood by our limited language skills, but within our body there is an invisible energy field; and that responds to the sound of the sanskrit syllables. the rhythmic chanting of mantras energises this subtle energy field and even if we do not understand it, we feel awakened by an unknown force. therefore even without understanding the meaning if one simply chants a mantra it can have the desired effect. essentially mantra is not meant for an outer deity but an inner divine- therefore in the grossest form people chant aloud, but in its true form the chanting is meant to be soundless. plenty of translations are available, depending upon the level of consciousness of individuals. but one must remember that Sanskrit is a language of mankind, not merely Hindus or Buddhists, and incidentally it is said not to be a man-made language too.