BFSU LANGUAGE ENTRY
057 / 101Sanskrit
संस्कृतम्At BFSU, Sanskrit is among 101 approved foreign languages, connecting the university’s multilingual education with the places and cultures where the language is used.
India
- NATIVE NAME
- संस्कृतम्
- WRITING SYSTEM
- Devanagari
- AT BFSU
- One of 101 languages
LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
See where Sanskrit connects communities.
LANGUAGE REACH
Sanskrit is spoken across 1 country and territory.
No. 98 of 101 languages · No. 80 by territory count
South Asia
01India
Learning about Sanskrit offers a route into classical South Asian texts and the traditions that continue around them.
Population and distribution figures use Unicode CLDR 48 ↗ estimates of people able to use the language, including first- and second-language users. Recorded reach counts territories with an estimated community of at least 10,000; figures are comparative, not live counts.
AT BFSU
A language opens a wider view of the world.
BFSU places Sanskrit within a multilingual programme that brings language study together with literature, history, society and regional knowledge.
The language is commonly written in Devanagari; its literature, media and everyday expressions carry the experiences of the communities that use it.
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