- Literally
- Languages are indeed branches, Sanskrit is the very root;
- What it means
- Sanskrit is the source of all vernacular languages, which flourish like branches bearing fruit and flowers while the root remains hidden.
Also said as
- મૂળ રહત હય ધૂલમેં, શાખામેં ફલફૂલ.
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