Out of India Theory - Addendum

As an addendum, because we are talking of Indian languages. Yet another interesting piece is about Sanskrit. A Sanskrit professor once told me that the structure of the word "Ram" when written in Sanskrit takes about one page to explain based on how each letter in the word is composed. I was intrigued but it did give some indication of why people say Sanskrit can be a good computer language.

 

Here is a sample for the word "Om/Aum" (HT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum).

 

The symbol of Aum consists of three curves, one semicircle and a dot. The lower curve denotes the waking state, the upper curve denotes deep sleep, and the right-side curve (which lies between deep sleep and the waking state) signifies the dream state. These three states of an individual’s consciousness, and therefore the entire physical phenomenon, are represented by the three curves. The dot signifies the Absolute (fourth or Turiya state of consciousness), which illuminates the other three states. The semicircle symbolizes Maya and separates the dot from the other three curves. The semicircle is open on the top, which means that the absolute is infinite and is not affected by Maya (as "illusion"). Maya only affects the manifested phenomenon. In this way the form of Aum symbolizes the infinite Brahman and the entire Universe and the world.