WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is an ancient Indian language?
A
Sanskrit
B
nomadic
C
Aryan
D
Persian
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: -The pre-Classical form of Sanskrit is known as Vedic Sanskrit. The earliest attested Sanskrit text is the Rigveda, a Hindu scripture from the mid-to late-second millennium BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Sanskrit is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, and has been used as a philosophical language in the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit as early as 1700-1200 BCE.

Detailed explanation-5: -Urdu (700 years) Hindi (800 years) Gujarati (1000 years) Bengali (1500 years) Marathi (1500-2000 years) Odia (2000 years) Malayalam (2000 years) Telugu (1500-2000 years) More items

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