Sanskrit Can Be Used For AI, ML, Says Indian President Ram Nath Kovind

Sanskrit is not only limited to spiritualism and philosophy, but can also be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence, said Indian President Ram Nath Kovind. Speaking at the 17th convocation of the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in New Delhi, Kovind emphasised that Sanskrit is the language of science and spirituality. "It is not that the works in Sanskrit are limited to spiritualism, philosophy, devotion, ritualism or literature. It is also the language of knowledge and science. Important works of scientists and mathematicians such as Aryabhatt, Varaah Mihir, Bhaskar, Charak and Sushrut were created in Sanskrit," he told the gathered audience.

ऐसा नहीं है कि संस्कृत भाषा में केवल अध्यात्म, दर्शन, भक्ति, कर्म-कांड और साहित्य की ही रचना हुई हो। संस्कृत ज्ञान-विज्ञान की भाषा रही है। आर्यभट, वराह मिहिर, भास्कर, चरक और सुश्रुत जैसे वैज्ञानिकों और गणितज्ञों के ग्रन्थों की रचना संस्कृत में ही हुई थी — राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 21, 2018

"Many scholars believe that the grammar of Sanskrit, which is rule-bound, formula-bound and logical, is the most appropriate to write algorithms, or to be used in machine learning and even artificial intelligence," said the Indian President.

अनेक विद्वान यह मानते हैं कि नियम-बद्ध, सूत्र-बद्ध और तर्कपूर्ण व्याकरण पर आधारित संस्कृत भाषा एल्गोरिथम लिखने और मशीन लर्निंग पर काम करने, यहां तक कि आर्टिफ़िशियल इंटेलिजेंस के लिए भी सर्वाधिक उपयुक्त भाषा है — राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 21, 2018

"The tradition of Sanskrit language, literature and science has been the most effective chapter in the glorious journey of our intellectual growth. It is said that India's soul is reflected in Sanskrit language, which is the mother of several languages," said Kovind.

संस्कृत भाषा, साहित्य और विज्ञान की परंपरा हमारे देश के बौद्धिक विकास की गौरवशाली यात्रा का सबसे प्रभावशाली अध्याय है। कहा जा सकता है कि संस्कृत भाषा में भारत की आत्मा परिलक्षित होती है। संस्कृत भाषा अनेक भारतीय भाषाओं की जननी है — राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 21, 2018

Tom Goldenberg, CTO and co-founder at the smarter stock-trading platform Commandiv, had also said in his blog, "Looking back at my studies of Sanskrit grammar, I see some striking similarities between the world of coding and the world of Sanskrit grammar. Francis Sullivan said about algorithms, 'Algorithms are the poetry of computation. Just like verse, they can be terse, allusive, dense, and even mysterious. But once unlocked, they cast a brilliant new light on some aspect of computing.' I would argue that Sanskrit grammatical rules fit this description to a tee."