Why Sanskrit is the right language to get a tattoo?

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  • Author Sujit Sharma
  • Published March 5, 2010
  • Word count 505

Sanskrit language is popularly known as "The Mother of all languages". It is a classical language of India, and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. But in the contemporary world it is used mostly as a ceremonial language in the form of mantras and hymns in the Hindu religious rituals. The Sanskrit literature mainly encompasses a rich tradition of literature and poetry, as well as religious, scientific, philosophical and technical text. The art of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining is known as tattoo. Among the oldest languages, Sanskrit is widely used in tattoos mainly due to the notional vagaries of modern fashion; it is refined and has a blocky look. Sanskrit tattoo also faces stiff competition in tattoo with Japanese and Chinese words. Sanskrit language is written with curves joined by distinctive horizontal line at the top of the letters that links them together.

Tribal design tattoos can be well designed with Sanskrit words. The tribal tattoos cover an astonishing layout of tattoo design possibilities, from the ancient traditional tattoos of indigenous and aboriginal cultures. The Sanskrit tattoo darkly inked is becoming widely acceptable and popular among all religious people. The Sanskrit symbol "Om" the mystical syllable comprising the universe is the most popular tattoo image, followed by verses from ancient Hindu literature and scriptures. Ancient Sanskrit poets created complex and meaningful poems with very few words. The ideas of the poems are well brought out within a few lines. Those who are interested in literature can go for Sanskrit poetic tattoos. Sanskrit tattoo designs with quoting one or two of the stanzas from the Hindu epic like Mahabharata, Ramayana or Bhagavad Gita look very attractive. If one can understand the in-depth meanings of the tattoo then it will inspire to overcome all hurdles and bring success in life. The support provided by the Sanskrit translation agencies and their Sanskrit translators has made this language much popular all over the world.

The celebrities are mostly attracted towards Sanskrit tattoo; this in turn created a good market for tattoo artists who are well versed in Sanskrit language. The youth worldwide are much attracted to this ancient language because of its usage in tattoos by their celebrities. Foreigners also hire the Sanskrit translator from Sanskrit translation service providers in order to design their native language ideas and symbols in Sanskrit tattoo. According to a recent research study on Sanskrit tattoo, indicated the popularity of Sanskrit tattoo and Sanskrit translation mainly due to the antiquity of the language, for protective charm and achieving success, beauty and elegance of Sanskrit alphabet, frequent appearance on Hollywood and other celebrities, in-depth meaning behind the letters/words tattooed etc. Even though the symbols used in the tattoo varies in different places and cultures. The usage of Sanskrit tattoo has created a worldwide market for the tattoo artist. In this way Sanskrit, the ancient language marks its presence in the form of tattoos in the contemporary world. It also gives ample scope for Sanskrit translation too.

The author is a professional Indian languages translator and has vast experience in Indian language translation. He deals with translation, linguistic brand analysis and other language related services. He writes on varied topics too. For other language translation by native translators contact French Translator

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