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| Latin of India; an ordinary spoken language; preserved as scholarly written language after spoken form evolved; widely used by Hindu priests and scholars |
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| earliest form of Sanskrit |
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| Rig Veda (Rig-Veda, Rigveda) |
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Veda = knowledge; 1028 hymns of varying lengths to various Hindu deities, divided into 10 books
Veda = knowledge; 1028 hymns of varying lengths to various Hindu deities, divided into 10 books
Veda = knowledge; 1028 hymns of varying lengths to various Hindu deities, divided into Veda = knowledge; 1028 hymns of varying lengths to various Hindu deities, divided into 10 books |
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| epics, lyric poetry, dramas, philosophy, math, grammar, tales, etc |
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| regional varieties of spoken early Indic; gave rise to modern languages of India |
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| Indian grammarian responsible for standardization of Classical Sanskrit; recognized roots |
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| systematic and predictable rules for spelling changes based on low-level phonetic changes in context in relaxed speech |
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| special Prakrit; liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism and the Pali Canon (early Buddhist scriptures) |
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| emperor of India when rock edicts were made |
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| first written documents in India; 3rd cent. BC |
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| languages that spread throughout India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka |
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| self-designation of ancient Indic and Iranian peoples; real meaning unknown; source of country name Iran |
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