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Education 5.0 marks a significant transformation in the idea and methods of learning, with artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly occupying a central role. Discussions on a global scale often overlook the capacity of indigenous traditions to guide the ethical, inclusive, and holistic implementation of AI. This chapter looks at how Sanskrit educational ideas and AI-driven innovation are coming together, making India's cultural heritage the conceptual framework for Education 5.0. Drawing from the Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gītā, Chanakya Nīti, Hitopadeśa, and Vedic texts, it underscores timeless principles such as self-realization (aham brahmāsmi), unity (tattvamasi), truth (satyameva jayate), and ethical pathways (śivāste panthānaḥ), demonstrating their congruence with AI's potential for personalization, accessibility, and global collaboration. Insights into parenting (lālayet pañca varṣāṇi), guru-centric paradigms (gurur brahmā), and cultural metaphors such as rivers are re-evaluated through the lenses of adaptive learning, collaborative pedagogy, and socioemotional intelligence. The chapter argues for an Education 5.0 ecosystem that combines digital innovation with Sanskrit wisdom to create a system that is technologically advanced, based on values, fair, and profoundly humanistic.