| There are many different types of tattoo designs, so | | | | Among the earliest religious texts in the world are the |
| why single out Sanskrit tattoo designs for special | | | | Sanskrit Vedas. The Vedas were later expanded into |
| praise? What makes them better than dream catcher | | | | the Sutras (different from the Buddhist Sutras), then |
| tattoo designs, for example? Because of these 5 | | | | the Tantras, Shastra, Siddhanta and Jataka. |
| reasons: | | | | Even modern Indian companies, educational institutions |
| 1. Sanskrit Has An Ancient History | | | | and governments have created their mottoes by |
| Did you know that Sanskrit is one of the oldest | | | | taking inspiring sayings from Sanskrit religious texts. For |
| languages on Earth, dating to before 1500 BC? | | | | example: |
| Prominent language scholars like Heinrich Roth, Johann | | | | - Life Insurance Corporation of India - Yogakshemam |
| Ernst Hanxleden and Sir William Jones say that | | | | Vaha-myaham - "I shall take care of welfare" (taken |
| Sanskrit can be considered the Mother of all | | | | from the Bhagavad Gita) |
| languages. Modern languages from the Indian | | | | - Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology - Aa No |
| subcontinent were derived from it, while many Asian | | | | Bhadra Kratavo Yanthu Vishvataha - "Let noble |
| and even modern European languages show its | | | | thoughts flow into your mind from all sides" (taken |
| influence. | | | | from the Rig Veda) |
| Not only does Sanskrit have a deep history, it even | | | | Take a page from these organizations and tattoo an |
| shares some advanced concepts in computer science. | | | | inspirational saying from one of these ancient texts. If |
| The Backus-Naur Form used to design modern | | | | you are the spiritual or mystic sort, why not create a |
| computer languages has many parallels with the | | | | tattoo to call down the blessings of the gods on |
| Sanskrit grammar defined by the ancient scholar, | | | | yourself? |
| Panini. This grammar is the reason which keeps this | | | | 4. Easy To Tattoo |
| language pure even after 3500 years. | | | | Basic Sanskrit tattoo designs can be easy to create. |
| 2. Rich Mythologies Inspire Many Beautiful Designs | | | | The most popular images - the Trishula (Trident), Om, |
| Much like Ancient Greek, Latin, and Norse, Sanskrit has | | | | Padme (Lotus) - only need broad lines to shape them. |
| a rich mythology. There are many stories of gods and | | | | The Sanskrit word tattoos are highly structured. You |
| great heroes, deeds of derring do, and legendary acts | | | | just need to etch the horizontal line on top, then the |
| recorded in this language. For example, the | | | | rest of the curved script beneath it. |
| Mahabharata has over 24,000 verses, making it one of | | | | 5. Very Flexible |
| the largest epic poems in the world. The Ramayana is | | | | Sanskrit tattoo designs are very flexible. You can |
| two times bigger than both the Iliad and Odyssey | | | | make armband tattoos, lower back tattoos, in memory |
| combined. With such a wealth of mythology, it easily | | | | tattoos, and much more. |
| inspires many beautiful tattoo images. | | | | For example, women might make lower back tattoos |
| If you love large, rich, complex tattoo designs like tigers, | | | | using the Lotus flower superimposed with the Om |
| dragons and phoenix, why not think about creating a | | | | symbol while men may make a Trident tattoo on their |
| tattoo inspired by a scene from the Mahabharata or | | | | biceps. If you do not like these images, why not use |
| Ramayana? | | | | the Sanskrit written script to create your own tattoo |
| 3. Highly Spiritual/Mystic | | | | designs? Armbands can be made as thin or thick as |
| Sanskrit was a language originally created for religion. | | | | you like using various written Sanskrit alphabets. |