Sanskrit

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ॐ मणिपद्मे हुम् ॥

Paropkara means Charity or Beneficence. In Hindu culture, Charity and Beneficence is a majour part of Dharma.

धर्माहि तेषामधिको विशेषो धर्मेनहीनाः नर: पशुभिः समाना:

Food, sleep, fear and family exists for humans and animals. Dharma is the only difference and humans w/o dharma are like animals.

So in the above sholka, it can be said that the composer of the shloka is saying that you should practice your Dharma towards others, and hence be paropkari.

This is because all the languages that is present in the world is derived from Sanskrit. It is the world's oldest language!

For one thing they are epics- in that the validity of what is recounted in them about human nature or the concerns of Dharma are relevant even today. The epics viz., The Ramayana and The Mahabharata are concerned in showing by example the Ideal Human and the Practical Human(s) respectively. Many lessons can be learnt and guidancen for day-to-day could be obtained. Now, why read them in Sanskrit, while translations are available? This is because however expertly translated there are aspects of Sanskrit Expression that defy translation even into the Regional Languages of India which are born of Sanskrit, what to speak of the languages of say the Indo-European family?

This is because all the languages that is present in the world is derived from Sanskrit. It is the world's oldest language!

For one thing they are epics- in that the validity of what is recounted in them about human nature or the concerns of Dharma are relevant even today. The epics viz., The Ramayana and The Mahabharata are concerned in showing by example the Ideal Human and the Practical Human(s) respectively. Many lessons can be learnt and guidancen for day-to-day could be obtained. Now, why read them in Sanskrit, while translations are available? This is because however expertly translated there are aspects of Sanskrit Expression that defy translation even into the Regional Languages of India which are born of Sanskrit, what to speak of the languages of say the Indo-European family?