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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ was considered a sacred language
A
Prakrit
B
Hindi
C
Sanskrit
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In a bibliography on Hinduism, the importance of Sanskrit derives from the fact that a large majority of generally accepted sacred texts for Hinduism are in Sanskrit: either Vedic Sanskrit or classical Sanskrit, or other forms of Sanskrit. This does not exclude texts in other languages-Tamil, Marathi, Braj Bhasha, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sanskrit is one of the oldest known languages over thousands of years. It is also called “Dev Vani” (the language of gods) as it is said that Brahma introduced this language to the Sages of celestial bodies.

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