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[Image][Image][Image][Image] At the Root of European SANSKRIT ROOTS: Languages Independent Schools dau - give Sanskrit Root: www.stjamesschools.co.uk dau na - gift Sanskrit stands at the root of very Sanskrit Word: Why Sanskrit? donum - gift Latin: many eastern and western languages, donner - to give French: including English and most other donate, dose, dedicate, etc. English: European languages, classical or modern. Its study illuminates their Parents often ask why we grammar and etymology. teach Sanskrit at St James. sthau - stand still Sanskrit Root: sthau nam - resting place Sanskrit Word: Here are a few answers... sto - I stand Latin: stehen - I stand German: stand, steady, stool, staff etc. English: vah - carrying Sanskrit Root: vau hana - vehicle Sanskrit Word: veho - I carry Latin: Wagen - waggon German/French: vehicle, vein, etc. English: All be happy. Innumerable English words can be All be without disease. shown to derive from forms still extant All creatures have wellbeing. in Sanskrit. None have misery of any kind. An Education in Beauty A New View of the World A Matchless Literature Sanskrit is full of beauty: beauty of sound, Sanskrit literature expresses a refreshing Sanskrit has one of the richest and of structure, of script, of poetry and of and unique view of human nature and most extensive literatures of all known purpose. languages. It introduces children to prose. Such beauty opens the heart. vast epics, profound scripture, subtle philosophy, voluminous mythology, A Language of Impeccable exquisite poetry and much else. Academic Credentials Sanskrit is highly respected by the A Systematic Grammar academic community. It often forms a point of interest, comment and The word ‘Sanskrit’ means ‘perfectly admiration when St James pupils are constructed’. Study of its grammar interviewed for university admission. brings order to the mind and clarifies the thinking. From the ISI... In an era of unprecedented change In 2004 the Independent Schools Inspectorate said of Sanskrit at St James Junior Schools: and uncertainty, this offers our pupils a valuable tool by which to assess and ‘Across the age range, pupils are wholly look afresh at their own society. motivated, utterly absorbed in and intrigued by what they are doing. Their concentration is often intense and their behaviour is immaculate. Even Sanskrit literature embodies a the youngest pupils ask questions freely. ’ comprehensive map of the human makeup: spiritual, emotional, mental ‘Several pupils were audibly disappointed when their lesson had to end. One girl in Year 5 and physical. It presents a new way of explained to the inspector, ‘I love Sanskrit. It is understanding our relation to the rest of one of my favourite subjects - it is so exciting. ’ creation and lays out the laws productive of a happy life. Ex-pupils of St James now studying Sanskrit at Oxford University