Sanskrit Language
संस्कृत
Linguistic Classification Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language, belonging to the larger Indo-European language family.
Historical Significance It is one of the oldest documented languages, with its earliest texts, the Vedas, dating back to approximately 1500 BCE.
Script and Phonetics Sanskrit is traditionally written in the Devanāgarī script, though historically it has been represented in various regional scripts. The language is highly phonetic, meaning words are pronounced as they are written.
Grammatical Structure Renowned for its precise and systematic grammar, Sanskrit was standardized by the ancient scholar Pāṇini around the 5th century BCE, whose work 'Aṣṭādhyāyī' contains 3,959 rules of syntax, semantics, and morphology.