What language does Brahmin speak?

Along with the appearance of purity and perfection in Vedic understanding, the Brahmin tradition also placed a heavy emphasis upon proper speech. Sanskrit is often referred to as a perfect language and a language that may only be used perfectly (see §2.3.).

Is Sanskrit a Brahmin language?

“I said this at the beginning, that Sanskrit is not a language of the Brahmins. We have conducted 1.5 lakh camps in all and have taught 80 lakh people the language and over 70 per cent of them were non-Brahmins,” Kamath points out. There are many words from Sanskrit in each of the languages that we speak.

Why do Tamil Brahmins treat both Sanskrit and Tamil equal?

Every Tamil Brahmin treats both Tamil and Sanskrit equal. It is said that both sanskrit and Tamil born from Damaru of Lord Shiva. The Damaru of Lord Shiva produced 16 sounds on either side and with those 16 sounds as basics, both Sanskrit and Tamil were born.

Why do Brahmins chant traditional hymns in Sanskrit?

All Brahmins (and non Brahmins who know the scriptures) across India irrespective of their mother tongue; typically will chant traditional hymns and shlokas in Sanskrit. That’s because all Vedas and puranas are in sanskrit and chats from them are uses in rituals and religious ceremonies.

Do you chant mantras without knowing the meaning in Tamil language?

Normally we do chant mantras without knowing the meaning in our regional i.e., tamil language. So , we chant for the sake of chanting. Would it be more normal if a person knows the meaning so that he understands the actual meaning though appeared to be something eternal. Is there any site, dealing with aspect.

Are all the Vedas and chantings in Sanskrit?

Vedas are in Sanskrit and Mantras or Slokas are chanted in Sanskrit. There are 12 Thirumuraigal in Tamil written by Nayanmargal and chanting of these are in Tamil. To your question direct answer is, yes, chantings are in Sanskrit.