> I’ll let you be the judge of that. Here are two sentences, one in sanskrit, one in lithuanian:
Sanskrit:
Kas tvam asi? Asmi svapnas tava tamase nakte. Agniṃ dadau te śradi tada viśpatir devas tvam asi.
Lithuanian:
Kas tu esi? Esmi sapnas tavo tamsioje naktyje. Ugnį daviau tau širdy, tada viešpatis dievas tu esi.
English:
Who are you? A dream in your dark night. I gave you the fire in your heart, so you are god our lord.
Sanskrit:
Kas tava sūnus?
Lithuanian:
Kas tavo sūnus?
English:
Who is your son?
Just some words. Lithuanian on the left, Sanskrit center, English on the right:
DIEVAS-DEVAS-GOD;
BŪTIS-BHUTIS-EXISTENCE;
VIEŠPATS-VISPATI-Another expression for God (more or less equivalent to the christian expression: “our lord”);
RASA-RASA-DEW;
MEDUS-MADHUS-HONEY;
JAVAS-YAVAS-CEREAL;
UGNIS - AGNIS-FIRE;
VĖJAS-VAJUS-WIND;
AKMUO-AKMAN-STONE/ROCK;
BANGA- BHANGA-WAVE;
VYRAS-VIRAS-MAN;
SŪNUS-SUNUS-SON;
SENAS-SANAS-OLD;
ESU-ASMI-I’M...
Of course, they are still different languages, but it’s no wonder many scholars that want to study Sanskrit do study Lithuanian first.
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> I’ll let you be the judge of that. Here are two sentences, one in sanskrit, one in lithuanian: Sanskrit: Kas tvam asi? Asmi svapnas tava tamase nakte. Agniṃ dadau te śradi tada viśpatir devas tvam asi. Lithuanian: Kas tu esi? Esmi sapnas tavo tamsioje naktyje. Ugnį daviau tau širdy, tada viešpatis dievas tu esi. English: Who are you? A dream in your dark night. I gave you the fire in your heart, so you are god our lord. Sanskrit: Kas tava sūnus? Lithuanian: Kas tavo sūnus? English: Who is your son?
Just some words. Lithuanian on the left, Sanskrit center, English on the right: DIEVAS-DEVAS-GOD; BŪTIS-BHUTIS-EXISTENCE; VIEŠPATS-VISPATI-Another expression for God (more or less equivalent to the christian expression: “our lord”); RASA-RASA-DEW; MEDUS-MADHUS-HONEY; JAVAS-YAVAS-CEREAL; UGNIS - AGNIS-FIRE; VĖJAS-VAJUS-WIND; AKMUO-AKMAN-STONE/ROCK; BANGA- BHANGA-WAVE; VYRAS-VIRAS-MAN; SŪNUS-SUNUS-SON; SENAS-SANAS-OLD; ESU-ASMI-I’M... Of course, they are still different languages, but it’s no wonder many scholars that want to study Sanskrit do study Lithuanian first.