WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -What is generally called Classical Sanskrit-but is actually a language close to late Vedic as then used in the northwest of the subcontinent-was elegantly described in one of the finest grammars ever produced, the Aṣṭādhyāyī (“Eight Chapters”) composed by Pāṇini (c. 6th–5th century bce).

Detailed explanation-3: -Currently there are six languages that enjoy the ‘Classical’ status in India: Tamil (declared in 2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013), and Odia (2014). All the Classical Languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sanskrit – 1500 BC (circa. 3500 years old) Interestingly, several thousand people report Sanskrit as their first language on India’s census each time it’s performed, though it’s believed no one speaks it as their first language today.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prakrit was the regional language of the Middle Indo-Aryans, which was considered earlier than Classical Sanskrit.