Sanskrit, is a historical and the primary language of Hinduism. Today, it
is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India
and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand and Himachl Pradesh.. In western classical
linguistics, Sanskrit occupies a pre-eminent position along with Greek and
Latin in Indo-European studies.
Classical Sanskrit
is the standard register as laid out in the grammar of, around the 4th century BCE. Its position in the cultures of Greater India
is akin to that of Latin and Greek in Europe and it has significantly
influenced most modern languages of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
The pre-Classical form of
Sanskrit is known as Vedic Sanskrit, with the language of the Rigveda being the
oldest and most archaic stage preserved, its oldest core dating back to as
early as 1500 BCE. This qualifies Rigvedic Sanskrit as one
of the oldest attestations of any Indo-Iranian language, and one of the
earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family, the family
which includes English and most European languages.
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