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  1. Sep 3, 2024 · Sanskrit language, an Old Indo-Aryan language in which the most ancient documents are the Vedas, composed in what is called Vedic Sanskrit. In its grammatical structure, Sanskrit is similar to other early Indo-European languages such as Greek and Latin.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SanskritSanskrit - Wikipedia

    Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. It is one of the three earliest ancient documented languages that arose from a common root language now referred to as Proto-Indo-European: [19][20][21] Vedic Sanskrit (c. 1500–500 BCE). Mycenaean Greek (c. 1450 BCE) [54] and Ancient Greek (c. 750–400 BCE).

  3. sanskrit.nic.in › about_sanskritAbout Sanskrit

    Sanskrit is an ancient and classical language of India in which ever first book of the world Rigveda was compiled. The Vedas are dated by different scholars from 6500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. Sanskrit language must have evolved to its expressive capability prior to that.

  4. Aug 22, 2016 · Sanskrit is regarded as the ancient language in Hinduism, where it was used as a means of communication and dialogue by the Hindu Celestial Gods, and then by the Indo- Aryans. Sanskrit is also widely used in Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.

  5. Sanskrit is the classical language of Indian and the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is also one of the 22 official languages of India. The name Sanskrit means "refined", "consecrated" and "sanctified".

  6. Nov 6, 2019 · Sanskrit is a sacred language in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is also a literary language throughout South Asia. Learn more about Sanskrit here!

  7. Sanskrit language, Old Indo-Aryan language, the classical literary language of Hinduism. The most ancient form is Vedic, attested in its earliest form in parts of the Rig Veda, dating from the late 2nd millennium bc.

  8. Sanskrit (संस्कृता वाक्saṃskṛtā vāk, for short संस्कृतम्saṃskṛtam) is an ancient Indo-European classical language of South Asia, a liturgical language of Hinduism and Buddhism primarily, and utilized occasionally in Jainism. It is one of the twenty-two official languages of India, and an ancestor of the modern Indo-Aryan languages.

  9. Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan and has a linguistic ancestry that can be traced back to Proto-Indo-European.

  10. Sanskrit is the language of many of the most important texts of Hinduism, including the Vedas and the Purāṇas, as well as a great deal of Buddhist and Jain literature.