How To Say How Are You In Sanskrit

Nowadays, the native Sanskrit idiom and flow of phrase are frequently left out of Sanskrit instruction. This article will guide you on How To Say How Are You In Sanskrit and many other frequently used English to Sanskrit expressions.

Sanskrit, which has been spoken for thousands of years, has its own unique native style for forming words and idioms, much like any other language. This turn of phrase is called वाग्व्यवहारः.

The majority of Sanskrit programs and courses only teach English phrases by translating them literally into Sanskrit.

For instance, “How are you?” is not a common Sanskrit phrase and is translated literally as “कथमस्ति भवान्/भवती.”

Reading original writings is crucial for this reason. The corresponding manuscripts have captured the spoken Sanskrit of each period. The Ramayana and Mahabharata include the most of the traditional, enduring terminology.

Here are some instances of how people generally greet each other in native Sanskrit:

• कच्चित्ते कुशलम् — “I hope everything is well with you” — reply “सर्वं कुशलम्”
  • Ramayana Balakanda 51.7
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 111.7
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 204.14
  • Mahabharata Udyogaparva 8.19
  • Etc.
• कच्चित् ते क्षेमम् — reply “क्षेमम्”
  • Ramayana Ayodhyakanda 7.13
  • Mahabharata Adiparva 91.10
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 10.8
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 138.4
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 262.3
  • Etc.
• कच्चित् सु/कुशली सः/भवान्/ सु/कुशलिनी सा/भवती — reply “सु/कुशली अहं/सः / सु/कुशलिनी अहं/सा”
  • Ramayana Ayodhyakanda 64.6
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 11.9
• कच्चिन्नन्दसि/नन्दन्ति — reply “नन्दामि/नन्दन्ति”
  • Mahabharata Adiparva 172.11
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 156.9
• कच्चिद् भवान्/भवती रमते
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 111.8
• कच्चिदनामयः/याः/यम्
  • Mahabharata Vanaparva 251.9
• कच्चिदरोगः/गाः
  • Mahabharata Udyogaparva 23.10 etc.
• कच्चिदास्ते सुखं भवान्/भवती — “I hope you are doing well” — reply “सुखमासे” i.e. “I am well”
  • Mahabharata Karnaparva 1.29

This word “कच्चित्” “kaccit” is a very special and unique word in Sanskrit. It is an indeclinable and it translates as equivalent to “I hope…” or “Hopefully…”

There are two famous instances, one in Ramayana and one in Mahabharata where the word कच्चित् is used repetitively.

2. The term कच्चित् appears in 104 of the 116 lines of Mahabharata Sabhaparva chapter 5.

1. On the occasion of Yudhishthira’s coronation in his new palace in Indraprastha, the rishi Narada pays him a visit. Narada poses a number of queries that also serve as guidance on how to govern a kingdom and what a king should do.