Sanskrit not very frequently used on internet - for typing messages or generating web pages - as compared to other languages.
From techincal perspective, Sanskrit is very ambiguous and one word can have multiple meanings. Finding exact meaning requires context.
From Google support discussions it is mentioned that :
(Taken as it is from Google representatives reply on their support forum)
"There are many factors that impact our ability to support new languages, but here are some indicators for a strong candidate language: • It’s a written language. • It’s actively used on the web together with translations into other languages (news articles, multilingual websites, books, government pages and so on) • by “actively” we mean there are millions of translated words available • Speakers of the languages are eager to partner with us and offer their language expertise through Translate Community tasks."
So, Sanskrit is not yet on Google translate. Hopefully, in future as the use of Sanskrit increases, it will be added as an option in not just translation service but as part of lot of other internet services and softwares too!
From techincal perspective, Sanskrit is very ambiguous and one word can have multiple meanings. Finding exact meaning requires context.
From Google support discussions it is mentioned that :
(Taken as it is from Google representatives reply on their support forum)
"There are many factors that impact our ability to support new languages, but here are some indicators for a strong candidate language:
• It’s a written language.
• It’s actively used on the web together with translations into other languages (news articles, multilingual websites, books, government pages and so on)
• by “actively” we mean there are millions of translated words available
• Speakers of the languages are eager to partner with us and offer their language expertise through Translate Community tasks."
So, Sanskrit is not yet on Google translate. Hopefully, in future as the use of Sanskrit increases, it will be added as an option in not just translation service but as part of lot of other internet services and softwares too!