सुष्ठु / सम्यक् कृतम् संस्कृतम्
It is properly and precisely formed - well refined.
It can be justified through following points:
1. Phonetic precision - every sound in the language is clearly understood with place of articulation, effort etc. Also the phonetic change - sandhi - is properly understood.
2. Words are derived from a set of roots and affixes. Sanskrit grammar understands the basic principle of derivation and usage of words. The whole universe is divided into action and 6 factors of action. Everything in the universe can be named in terms of a given set of actions and how it is related to a given action.
3. Since words are formed with the help of roots and affixes, one can form any number of new words following the rules of grammar. One can easily understand the meaning of a word by looking into the component roots and affixes.
3. Principle behind formation of compounds is well understood. Using this, one can form new compounds and every compound can be precisely explained.
4. Sanskrit is a declentional language. The form of a word indicates the role of the word in a sentence. Therefore, a word conveys its meaning correctly irrespective of where it is positioned in a sentence. Change of syntax does not affect the meaning of the sentence. In other languages like English, the role of a word in a sentence is understood by its position in the sentence. Hence, syntax plays a major role in determining the meaning of the sentence. Hence, in English, grammar is primarily aimed at studying the syntax. In Sanskrit, Vyakarana is the study of words and their forms and not about syntax.
5. Since Sanskrit has a precise and systematic grammar, it has retained its original form through thousands of years. For one who has studied Paninian grammar, the sanskrit literature like Bhagavadgita and works of Shankaracharya do not sound ancient. He can easily relate to the language and connect to the great minds of the past. The English used a hundred years ago is now obsolete.
6. Unlike other languages, in Sanskrit we can form abstracts of every word. This speciality makes the language handy for philosophical discussion.
7. Sanskrit has an evolved system of metres and prosody, which makes it a favourite of literaries.
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