WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the literary language of Ancient India?
A
Cuneiform
B
Sanskrit
C
Farsi
D
Cantonese
Explanation: 

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: -Sanskrit is the most ancient language of our country. It is one of the twenty-two languages listed in the Indian Constitution . The literature in Sanskrit is vast, beginning with the most ancient thought embodied in the Rig Veda, the oldest literary heritage of mankind, and the Zend Avesta.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sanskrit in terms of its literary association is classified into two different periods, the Vedic and Classical. Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Vedas sacred texts, especially the Rig Veda, the Puranas, and the Upanishads, where the most original form of the language was used.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ved Vyasa’s Mahabharata and Valmiki’s Ramayana, written in Epic Sanskrit, are regarded as the greatest Sanskrit epics.

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