WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The language of Indian literature was ____
A
Arabic
B
Jainism
C
Hindi
D
Sanskrit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sanskrit was an important language for medieval Indian religious literature. Most pre-modern Hindu literature and philosophy was in Sanskrit and a significant portion of Buddhist literature was also written in either classical Sanskrit or Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest attested Sanskrit text is the Rigveda, a Hindu scripture from the mid-to late-second millennium BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first people in what is now India to write down their stories were the Aryans. From about 1500 bce the Aryans wrote literature in the Sanskrit language. The Sanskrit stories, which helped to spread the religion of Hinduism, were important influences in later Indian literature.

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