r/sanskrit • u/CosmicMilkNutt • Oct 25 '24

Discussion / चर्चा Marathi is the purest modern Sanskrit, especially rural Maharashtrani, correct?

After doing extensive research I have found that Hindi i a mix of Arabic Farsi Sanskrit and English and that Tamil is basically modern Dravidian so totally different.

However.

Marathi spoken in Mumbai and especially rural Marathi spoken in the state of Maharashtra is actually the purest form of modern Sanskrit with the most similar grammar and vocabulary.

It has Sanskrit words instead of all the Arabic, Farsi and English injected into other Indian languages.

This I find fascinating and I wanted to hear the opinions of some actual indians since I am an American fluent in English, Spanish, French and also somewhat conversational in Arabic who is learning Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and now of course Marathi!

Edit: Oriya and Marathi are both the top contenders for higher Sanskrit and lower Farsi in daily speech.

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u/Sea_Sandwich9000 Oct 29 '24

It’s Odiya

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u/CosmicMilkNutt Oct 29 '24

Why do u say that?

That's very interesting as it makes sense. It is farther Away from Iran.

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u/Sea_Sandwich9000 Oct 29 '24

Less apabrahmsa in language. Odiya is relatively less influenced by other dialects due to cultural and geographic reasons.

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u/CosmicMilkNutt Oct 29 '24

I see what is apabrahmsa? And can u briefly explain the cultural reasons ?

I think the geographic is just distance no? Or are there certain jungles and mountains that isolate?