साधनमन्त्र
इदानीं वयं समुहे साधनमन्त्रस्य जपं कुर्याम।
BAPS IT Convention
On January 18, 2026 BAPS Banglore temple hosted IT convention event from morning to evening. More than 375 participants.
Here are few take away points
1. "Changing Trends of AI in technologies" by Prof. Rahul De
Prof. Rahul De' is founder and CEO of https://www.memoricai.in/ He provided nice academic insight, history of AI, present state and future. AI is about inference and inference is predications, classification and generative output
Human brain has 80 to 86 billion neurons (cells).
Evolution of AI
1. ANI : Artificial Narrow Intelligence
2. GNI : General Narrow Intelligence
3. ANI : Super Narrow Intelligence
In 1966 a professor Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT developed first chatbot by name ELIZA. It acts like a Rogerian psychotherapist. People like it so much. Later on, we had to convince, that it is not a real person. It is just a computer program that simulates human conversation, through pattern matching and keyword substitution.
Late in 1980 John Searle did "Chinese Room Experiment". Here, a non-Chinese speaker in a room, just manipulate Chinese symbols manually and produce fluent responses without understanding the language. It proves that just through syntax (rule-following) alone, computer cannot achieve semantics (genuine understanding or consciousness).
Probably that is why today, GenAI has caveats like hallucinations, jail breaking, bias, privacy violations and unfair responses. In the context of bias, he mentioned about recent movie "Human in the loop" Available on Netflix. "An indigenous woman works as an AI data-labeler after returning to her village with her children, but soon questions the human bias in machine learning."
He shared some statistics
- - 2.5 billion prompts are handled by ChatGPT alone in a year.
- - 2.4 million models are present at hugging face
- - 50 billion USD are spent for AI in year 2025.
- - 95% firms fail in GenAI adoption.
- - We achieved 15% improvement by GenAI
The above numbers raised serious questions that does spending behind GenAI is worth?
He mentioned few books and categorised all AI adopters in four groups. Boomers (books by Ray Kurzweil), Doomers , Skeptics and Critics "Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
2. panel discussion on "Ways to overcome Challenges in IT"
One of the discussion point was about reducing 95% failure rate in 2026
We need:
- - Automated task workflow
- - Cross functional aggregation across various departments
- - Collaboration between AI and human
- - Orchestration for AI in day-today work
How can you fail? Your effort (to adapt AI, to retain job etc) can fail. In fact the definition for failure came after industry revolution. During the last century, "Productivity" was more in focus due to industry revolution.
Other points:
Former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever has indicated that simply scaling up to 1 trillion parameters model will not improve AI capability further.
May be, personalised AI will be next thing
We are humans so
- - we are always optimistic, we have hope.
- - We have ability to adapt.
- - We are creator of AI so we are smarter than AI
We shall remove the fear that we need to learn everything. Yes, we shall learn something new everyday and take its now on NotebookLM. Internet is flooded with many buzzword about AI. We need to separate signal from noise.
Now learning is not same as degree earning.
Now, we need to be aware about all domain. That knowledge shall not be gain by asking ChatGPT.
Few points were discussed about parenting: We shall have 30 min of productive arguments with kids. We will learn AI from the end-user. We shall enable parental control for Internet, OTT. While using AI, be skeptic. You are interacting with product. So product has market, company / organisation behind it, that want to earn profit. AI product is not your friend. More we use LLM, that much brain is unused and lost.
- - Humans are not means
- - Respect life in people
About firing due to AI.
- * If software engineers consider themselves as coder then AI will replace them. They shall consider themselves as problem solver.
- * On lighter notes: Pujya Aksharatit Swami mentioned that we SADHUs are easier to get replace. Chat with AI is available round the clock.
- * On lighter notes: Pujya Aksharatit Swami mentioned
येषाम् न विद्या न तपः न दानम् न ज्ञानम् न शीलम् न गुणः न धर्मः ।।
ते मृत्यु-लोके भुवि भार-भूता मनुष्यरूपेण मृगाः चरन्ति ।
It means: Those who possess no knowledge (Vidya), no penance (Tapa), no charity (Dana), no wisdom (Jnana), no good character (Sheela), no virtues (Guna), and no righteousness (Dharma), are a burden to the earth. Although they look like humans, they roam the earth like animals in human form.
Now this sloka is applicable for knowledge of AI also :-)
During the panel discussion, the floor is open for everyone to ask question via WhatsApp group, that was flooded with many questions.
3. Networking
The audience was divided into many groups. The participants had a round of introductions within group. There was engaging quiz, where all groups participated and the group leader responded to questions on behalf of group.
We had delicious vegetarian, SAATTVIK food. Now some key take away points from post lunch sessions.
4. Work-Life Integration & Wellbeing
“In God we trust. All others must bring data.” - W. Edwards Deming
Here are some shocking data points
- 83% of Indian IT professional are burnout
- 73% of European IT professional are burnout
- 72% are working beyond limit
The data source is ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
5 pillars of work life integration
1. Know your why?
What is purpose? It brings impact, mastery and autonomy.
Our health and family should tune to work.
2. Design your system
Define boundaries so you can protect capacity
Bring rhythms by frequent breaks.
3. Recovery and build resilience practices
3.1 Mindful ness and reflection. Moment to moment non-reactive, non-judgmental awareness is mindful ness.
3.2 physical movement
3.3 social connections
4. Align your environment
5. Seek help early
Something about sleep
- Sleep is non-negotiable.
- Sleep hygiene and nutrition
- Stop all screens 60 to 90 min before going to bed. It is digital sunset.
- use eye mask while sleeping.
Next topic was NSANE
Nutrition
Screen Time
Automatic health. He mentioned about book : "Atomic Habit"
Notice Signal
Engage with real people
Remember 3 truths
1. Mind = body. Means if body is unhealthy, means mind is unhealthy. Body can be healthy by making healthy mind
2. Work family balance is important
3. It is still not too late.
Ask your wife, what she expect about husband?
- Rich husband?
- Healthy husband?
- Rich but unhealthy husband?
- burn out person as husband?
3. Personal/Spiritual Fire Chat with Pujya Santo
Along with other relevant questions and guidance by Pujya SAINTs, again IT layoff was discussed. The apparent reason is AI for layoff. The real reason can be poor performance of employee. Extra hiring happens during COVID phase, so now layoff is inevitable. जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युः Same way, if you have job, you may get fire. If not today then in future, at age of 62 years. Even after 10 years, the present software application has no values. This is also as per SANKHYA philosophy. It inspires us to make better documentation of product.
Summary
1. Be happy
2. Worship God.
બી.એ.પી.એસ. પ્રકાશ એપ
પ્રકાશ વિશેષ :
બેંગલુરુમાં આઇ.ટી. પ્રોફેશનલ્સ માટે યોજાયો વિશેષ સમારોહ
વધુ માહિતી માટે નીચેની લિંક પર ક્લિક કરો.
Disclaimer: The author had put best effort to capture all the points, as per his understanding. It may or may not reflect exact intention of the speaker. So any corrections are welcome. This article is not verbatim
Sanskrit speech at closing ceremony of spoken Sanskrit workshop
10 days Spoken Sanskrit workshops (Sanskrit Sambhaasan Shibir) held from July14 2025 to July 23 2025 at BEML Balaji Temple and at Skylark Arcadia Bangalore, by Samskrita Bharati Marathahalli bhaga, Bangalore, India.
Spoken Sanskrit workshops - closing ceremony on 26th July 2025.
Sanskrit speech by chief guest Shri Manish Panchmatia
Greetings!
A warm welcome to everyone present—teachers, volunteers from Samskrita Bharati, students, and all those passionate about Sanskrit. After bowing down to each of you, I am honored to begin my speech.
First, let me ask: “How was the Spoken Sanskrit Workshop?” Was it “Good”? “Very good”? I’m certain it was a positive experience. Whenever Samskrita Bharati organizes a workshop, the teachers impart their knowledge with dedication, don’t they? Over the past ten days, each one of you demonstrated incredible determination to learn Sanskrit. No matter what, you attended all the classes and gave your best effort. Kudos to you all for your commitment and enthusiasm. You sang songs in Sanskrit, offered prayers, performed dramas, and narrated stories—all in Sanskrit. I am truly impressed by your efforts and progress.
As you may know, NASA called Sanskrit the most suitable language for computers. I won’t repeat those facts, but I do want to share a story about Sanskrit’s vast vocabulary. Just now, we sang about great poets—Vyasa, Bhasa, Kalidasa, Banabhatta—yet there is another renowned poet: Dandi, who composed “Dasakumaracharitam,” the story of ten princes. One prince, wounded in the lower lip, could not pronounce certain sounds: "pa," "fa," "ba," "bha," and "ma." Dandi skillfully chose synonymous words without those sounds for all of that prince’s dialogue. This was possible only because Sanskrit’s vocabulary is so rich.
Sanskrit grammar is exceptionally precise; in fact, the very meaning of the word “Sanskrit” is “well-formed” or “perfect.” Sanskrit has maintained its grammar rules since Vedic times—pronunciation, grammar, language rules—all unchanged. Even though new inventions like mobile phones have appeared, in Sanskrit, we create new words effortlessly. “Mobile phones” in Sanskrit is “Jangam Door-Vani”—a moving telephone. Artificial intelligence becomes “Krutrim Buddhi.” Thanks to Sanskrit’s structure, new words can always be formed. This habit of following rules brings discipline to our lives.
We all are Indians. Sanskrit is deeply imprinted in our consciousness. Just as our childhood photos make us happy, speaking Sanskrit awakens ancient impressions within us—it fills the soul with joy. Throughout these ten days, you learned Sanskrit joyfully, supported by equally joyful teachers.
How do we gain these benefits? By giving your 100% effort to learning Sanskrit. What does 100% effort mean? Here is another story from the Mahabharata. Karna is renowned as the greatest giver. Once, Arjuna asked Krishna, "Why is Karna more famous for charity than my brother Yudhishthira?" Krishna replied, “Let’s see for ourselves.” Disguised as BRAHMINs, Arjuna and Krishna visited Yudhishthira and requested sandalwood for a yagna. Yudhishthir responded, "OK". Then, what did Yudhishthir do? He searched. Remember the story of the crow. The crow was searching for water. Here Yudhishthir is searching for sandalwood. He looked here . He looked there. Right side. Left side. Front side. Back side. He looked for Sandalwood everywhere. The sandalwood is nowhere. Then he went outside. Looked at the garden. He searched everywhere. The sandalwood is nowhere. He returned back and told BRAHMIN: "Sorry sir. The sandalwood is nowhere. I will surely make a little more effort to arrange for sandalwood. Please come tomorrow. I will give." BHRAMIN said, "OK". Then, they visited Karna with the same request. Karna eagerly searched, and when he could not find sandalwood, he noticed his door was made of sandalwood. Without hesitation, he dismantled it and gave it to them. True charity is giving with 100% effort. It is the same with learning Sanskrit—when you give your wholehearted effort, you will gain both knowledge and discipline.
Further, speaking Sanskrit even helps with breathing exercises—“ma” and “ha” are frequently used, which naturally leads to “pranayama.”
This spoken Sanskrit workshop is just the beginning. Explore further—enroll in correspondence Sanskrit learning courses, Gita Sopanam etc. There are many Sanskrit books here, for sale. Buy them, read them and then, become Sanskrit teachers yourselves! Spread and promote Sanskrit to others just as your teachers did for you. You all know Swami Vivekananda. Right? "Yes". On 4th July, it was his death anniversary. On the last day of life, he taught Sanskrit to the students. You all know that? It is in his biography. Let us honor this legacy by teaching and learning Sanskrit.
Having spoken much about Sanskrit, let me turn briefly to our IT professionals. When we hear the word “language,” we often think of C, C++, Java, Python, NodeJS, ReactJS, and so on. Recently, I attended a "PyKrit" (Python + Sanskrit) workshop at Aksharam, Samskrita Bharati’s center. This workshop was not for IT people. It was for Sanskrit scholars. I saw Sanskrit scholars name Python functions in Sanskrit, such as “YANA SANDHI” (a grammar topic). We truly can create software for Sanskrit grammar, using modern programming languages like Python, and even coding in Sanskrit.
Lastly, my wish: While we use AI/GenAI tools like ChatGPT, we mostly interact in English. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a large language model (LLM) in Sanskrit? Imagine asking questions in Sanskrit and receiving answers, back in Sanskrit, from AI tools, such as ChatGPT. That is my hope for the future.
Best wishes to everyone, and thank you all.
अष्टाध्यायी - 2
This article is my key take away points from PythonKrit workshop, at Samskrit Bharti Bangalore during March 2025
Dr. Amba Kulkarni explains how ASHTADHYAYI by sage PAANINI is similar to computer programming and compiler design
https://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/ and https://www.sanskritstudiespodcast.com/1759898/episodes/12324157-16-amba-kulkarni-sanskrit-and-computers
ASHTADHYAYI is also Algorithm and Data structure. Class/Object has data and function. Paanini's DHTAATU list has name of DHAATU and "इत् प्रत्यय". Here "इत् प्रत्यय" indicates, which operation to be performed. We know the challenges with multiple inheritance in Object Oriented Programming. Prof. Ashvini Bhave shows how TADDHITTA indicates single inheritance.
Sage PAANINI introduced a new data structure SHIVA-SUTRA. He rearranged all character and did slicing then perform Boolean operation that input character belongs to given list or not, given input set of character is subset or not.
Meta language itself is part of ASHTADHYAYI .
Three types of rules
1. regular rules
2. context free rules
3. context sensitive rules
We use regular expression * for beginning AADI , UPAADHAA for set of characters in middle with [] and $ for end of line (ANTHA).
We know yacc and bison tools are for context free grammar. If we write all PAANINI rules as per syntax of yacc and bison then we can analyze the complexity of PAANINI's ASHTADHYAYI grammar. There are few non-formal aspects in ASHTADHYAYI, as it was written to understand by human brain, not by computer.
Sage PAANINI was about 1500 years ahead of time compare to today's computing power.
Rules are like event in programming. To understand grammar one of the rule shall be evaluated, it is like firing an event.
ANUVRUTI is similar to factorization in Maths.
Slides: https://web.stanford.edu/~kiparsky/Papers/paris.pdf and Stream rtsp://stream-serv.inrialpes.fr/Roc/Symposiums_2007/Sanskrit291007B_Gillon.rm by Paul Kiparsky
The entire data that powers https://ashtadhyayi.com https://github.com/chaitanya-lakkundi/ashtadhyayi-com-data/
https://github.com/chaitanya-lakkundi/ashtadhyayi-commentaries/
https://drdhaval2785.github.io/siddhantakaumudi/
https://github.com/drdhaval2785/siddhantakaumudi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabhashya
Books
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_%2B_Data_Structures_%3D_Programs
https://www.sushmajee.com/reldictionary/literature/grammar/sanskrit-grammar.htm
Books: https://www.ebharatisampat.in/
https://www.amazon.com/Vaiyakaran-Siddhant-Kaumudi-Set-Volumes/dp/B00LND3A5U
Papers
https://sanskrit.inria.fr/Symposium/Program.html
https://upenn.academia.edu/Cardona
https://independent.academia.edu/SarojaBhate
YouTube / Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/ashtadhyayi
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxPxgIW05q49w0453x8iDZpfv0fNH8ujK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0c4UXgM8M
https://www.youtube.com/@prasarbharatisanskrit
https://www.sanskritstudiespodcast.com/1759898
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X5uqiODNPw&list=PLEKLkZ5fxeD0Xt4TKUwAkiRVw_AUV3y_X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OkzIE61EMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGPfSgVqb78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tndwY-pJAk&list=PLeCoRXpRAy9iK1CTKseX_Vgg9-RcV-Uql
PythonKrit
This article is my key take away points from PythonKrit workshop, at Samskrit Bharti Bangalore during March 2025.
XML to Mindmap generation : https://sambhasha.ksu.ac.in/CompLing/tarkasangraha/live/
We can have special tag like
<PAA-LAXANAM>
<PAA-UDAA>
<PAA-VAKYAM>
Other Tools
https://sambhasha.ksu.ac.in/projects/
Aksharamukha
https://github.com/chaitanya-lakkundi/aksharamukha
Vaijayantīkośa Knowledge-Net https://sambhasha.ksu.ac.in/CompLing/VK_ACL.pdf
A directory of Indic (Indian) language computing projects and resources https://indic.page/
https://sambhasha.ksu.ac.in/CompLing/chandas/chandas.html
https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/conceptmaps Good resource for Neo4J graph DB
https://sanskritlibrary.org/downloads.html
https://sanskritlibrary.org/projects.html
https://sanskritlibrary.org/tools.html
Krudanta Rupa: https://github.com/chaitanya-lakkundi/kridanta-rupa-android/blob/master/kridanta_rupa_samgraha.pdf
Aadi Shankaracharya : https://www.sankara.iitk.ac.in/ and https://www.advaita-vedanta.org/texts/index.html
https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/
GitHub
https://github.com/chaitanya-lakkundi/
https://github.com/drdhaval2785
Useful Sanskrit Alphabet https://github.com/chaitanya-lakkundi/varnamala/blob/main/varnamala.py
https://github.com/drdhaval2785/SanskritVerb/
https://github.com/drdhaval2785/SanskritSubanta
For Kids
https://bala.sambhasha.ksu.ac.in/
https://www.samskritpromotion.in/samskrit-toys
Scholars
https://sanskrit.uohyd.ac.in/faculty/amba/ and https://www.sanskritstudiespodcast.com/1759898/episodes/12324157-16-amba-kulkarni-sanskrit-and-computers
https://web.stanford.edu/~kiparsky/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kiparsky
Sanskrut - Notes
Sanskrit Learning.
Alphabet
42 = 9 vowels + 33 consonants
9 vowels = 5 short + 8 long + 9 PLUT (3 MAATRA)
33 consonants = 5 * 5 + 8
= [AGHOSH 2 * 5 + 3 S = 13 ] + [3 * 5 + 5 = 20 GHOSH]
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Similar words
सलिल (n) = waves, surge, rain, सलील = with play
चिर = long, चीर (m,n) = cloth
कूल (n) = slop, pond, bank , कुल (n) = family
वराङ्गना = beautiful / excellent woman , वाराङ्गना = brave woman
दिन = day , दीन = poor
गिरीश = mountain lord , गिरिश = inhabiting mountains
सुत = son , सूत = driver
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Vocabulary
किङ्करः = servant
कर्दमः = mud
मरालः = swan
अङ्गणम् = courtyard
पुरीषम् = output stool
ऊर्जः = energy
उपोषणम् = fast
दशनम् = tooth
चत्वरम् = CHORO
हर्म्यम् = HAVELI
उपवीतम् = JANOI
कलत्रम् = wife
नीराजनम् = AARATI
बलिवर्द (m) = ox
एजति = vibrate
कन्था = GODADI, mattress
रथ्या = street
शिबिका = palanquin
प्रभवः = origin, source, birth
निदाध = summer
अद्भुत = wonderful
सितम् = white, असितम् = black
शारम् , कर्बुरम् = zibra color
कपिशम् = KHAKHI
हृष्टम् = happy
कृत्स्नम् = complete
पीवरम् , पीनम् = fat
वदान्यम् = generous
सव्यम् = left
स्थविरम् = immobile, big
करालम् = terrible
वायस (m) = crow
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SANDHI 1
र् ऋ ॠ ष् + न = र् ऋ ॠ ष् + ण
र् ऋ ॠ ष् + ह य व कु पु [१+] + न = र् ऋ ॠ ष् + ह य व कु पु [१+] + ण
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SANDHI 2
1st char becomes 3rd with vowel and GHOSH consonant
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Verb 1
उपधा = second last character
गुण
इ -> ए
उ -> ओ
ऋ -> अर्
लृ -> अल्
In verb, we shall change as per उपधा and गुण
व्रजति = walk, travel, move, proceed
जल्पति = speak inarticulately, नदति = ambiguous speak
गदति = clear speak
अवति = protect
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Verb 3 गुण सन्धि
इ -> ए + अ = अय् e.g. क्षि = क्षयति, जि = जयति
उ -> ओ + अ = अव् e.g. द्रु = द्रवति , भू = भवति , स्त्रु = स्त्रवति
ऋ -> अर् + अ =अर e.g. स्मृ = स्मरति, तॄ = तरति , सृ = सरति , स्वृ = स्वरति
लृ -> अल् + अ = अल
ए + अ = अय
ऐ + अ = आय e.g. गै = गायति , ग्लै = ग्लायति , गै = गायति , ध्यै = ध्यायति , म्लै = म्लायति (fade, vanish, decay)
ओ + अ = अव
औ + अ = आव
Above rules are also for अन प्रत्यय
क्षि - क्षयण
इदानीम् now तदानीम् at that time
आपरेद्युः = on the second day
इह = here
क्व = where (comparative)
किन्तु = but
इत्थम् = like this way
अजस्त्रम् = continuous
दिष्ट्या = fortunately
सुष्ठु = nicely
Man Ki Bat (मनोगतम्) Episode 1
Sanskrit Learning. Key take away points
from Man Ki Bat (मनोगतम्) Episode 1
स्नानार्थम् उपयुज्यमानः प्रोच्छः Towel
आस्तरणम् Bedsheet
उपधानम् Pillow
अपकर्षः Discount
अभिज्ञानम् Recognition, Remembrance, Knowledge
सिंही Lioness
शावक Yong child of an animal
मदीय My, Mine, My own (Adjective)
चितः चिता चितम् Selected, Chosen
उत Or / Else
उत न Or not
8th VIBHAKTI भ्रातः पितः कर्तः
विधि लिंग
https://mycoaching.in/kri-ke-dhatu-roop
3rd October 2014
