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a book written by Aryan Brahmins.
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the language of ancient India.
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animal sacrifice practiced by Harappans.
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the practice of mummification.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit as early as 1700-1200 BCE. One of the oldest Indo-European languages for which substantial documentation exists, Sanskrit is believed to have been the general language of the greater Indian Subcontinent in ancient times.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sanskrit language, (from Sanskrit saṃskṛta, “adorned, cultivated, purified”), an Old Indo-Aryan language in which the most ancient documents are the Vedas, composed in what is called Vedic Sanskrit.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sanskrit was first spoken and written in Syria, not India In fact, as Scroll recently reminded us, the form of Sanskrit found in the Rig Veda was found is Northern Syria.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Sanskrit language has been spoken since 5, 000 years before Christ. Sanskrit is still the official language of India. However, in the present time, Sanskrit has become a language of worship and ritual instead of the language of speech.