Conversational Sanskrit

Here is a simple prayer surrendering all actions undertaken by you as a tribute to the lord. कायेनवाचा   मनसेन्द्र्यैर्वा बुध्यात्मनावा प्रकृतेस्वभवात्  करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि | kAyena vAcA manasendriyairvA budhyAtmanaVA prakRutesvabhavAt  karomi yadyat skalaM parasmai nArAyaNayeti samarpayami. All (सकलं), that which I do (करोमि यद्यत्),  through body (कायेन), through word (वाचा), through the mind (मनस् ), through sense organs (इन्द्रियैः), through the intellect (बुद्धिः), or through the soul (  आत्मना ), through nature ( प्रकृते:) or by habit (स्वभवात्),  I submit (समर्पयामि), as (इति ) (a tribute)  to the divine (परस्मै), to NarayanA (नारायणाय). 

  A wonderful speech by Jagadguru Sringeri Sankaracharya on the importance of learning sanskrit to understand Indian heritage. The speech is delivered in beautiful, easily comprehensible sanskrit. किमर्थं संस्कृतम् इति विषये मधुरं संभाषणं जगद्गुरुणा शृङ्गेरीशङ्कराचर्येण कृतं अस्ति | पश्यन्तु, शृण्वन्तु, मोदन्तु प्रेरितोभवन्तु च | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDmqTFsUcY

शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशम् | विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् | लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर् ध्यानगम्यम्| वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् || shantAkAraM BhujagashayanaM padmanABham sureshaM vishvAdhAraM gaganasadRushaM meghavarNaM shuBhAngaM lakshmIkAntam kamalanayanaM yogibhirdhyAnagamyaM vande vishnuM BhavaBhayaharaM sarvalokaikanAthaM I pray( वन्दे) to Vishnu ( विष्णुं ), to the one who is personification of peace ( शान्ताकारं), to one who is reclining on the Anatanag serpent (भुजगशयनं),  to the one with the lotus arising from his navel(पद्मनाभं), to the one who is the leader of all the gods(सुरेशम्),to the one who supports the universe(विश्वाधारं), to the one who is like the sky(गगनसदृशं),  to the one whose every part is auspicious(शुभाङ्गम्) , to the one who is the consort of goddess Lakshmi(लक्ष्मीकान्तं), to the one whose eyes are veritable lotuses (कमलनयनं), to the one towards whom the seers focus their at...

Here are some prayers in sanskrit for the morning. When your sit up in bed, look at both hands and recite this prayers seeing god in your hands कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती | करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् || Before you place your feet on the ground pray to the goddess earth on whom you are going to step समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वत स्तनमण्डले | विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे || When you bathe, pray that all the holy rivers enter and bless the water गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति | नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जले अस्मिन् सनिंधीं कुरु ||