LC control no. | sh 85142475 |
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LC classification | PK201 PK379 |
Topical heading | Vedic language |
Variant(s) | Old Indic language Vedic Sanskrit language |
See also | Indo-Aryan languages Sanskrit language |
Found in | Wikipedia, Feb. 19, 2008 (Vedic Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language, the language of the Vedas, the oldest shruti texts of Hinduism. It is an archaic form of Sanskrit, an early descendant of Proto-Indo-Iranian, attested from at least 1500 B.C. It is closely related to Avestan, the oldest preserved Iranian language. Vedic Sanskrit is the oldest attested language of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family; Vedic language; Language family: Indo-Aryan) |