Sanskrit Language and History

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Which language family does Sanskrit belong to?

Sino-Tibetan

Indo-European (correct)

Afro-Asiatic

Dravidian

In which collection are the most archaic hymns of Vedic Sanskrit found?

Atharvaveda

Samaveda

Rigveda (correct)

Yajurveda

What influenced Sanskrit's phonology and syntax?

Afro-Asiatic languages

Sino-Tibetan languages

Indo-European languages

Ancient Dravidian languages (correct)

In which region did Sanskrit become a language of religion and high culture?

Southeast Asia Signup and view all the answers

When were the Rigvedic hymns composed?

Between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE Signup and view all the answers

कुत्र संस्कृतभाषा धर्मस्य च उच्चसंस्कृतिर्भाषा आसीत्?

पश्चिमदिशि Signup and view all the answers

कतमेषां कालानां ऋग्वेदीयानां सूक्तीनां संग्रहे संस्कृतभाषा प्राप्ता आसीत्?

1200 BCE - 1000 BCE Signup and view all the answers

कस्मिन् संहारे प्राचीना इन्दो-आर्या जनाः पूर्वं संस्कृतम् प्रकल्पन्ते?

अफगानिस्ताने Signup and view all the answers

कुत्र संस्कृतम् महर्षीन्, मृगीन्, वनसपतीन्, प्रकलपितम्?

पूर्वोत्तरे भारते Signup and view all the answers

कुत्र संस्कृतम् ध्रुवमपि प्रभु कुलेषु आसीत्?

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Which language family does Sanskrit belong to?

In which collection are the most archaic hymns of Vedic Sanskrit found?

What influenced Sanskrit's phonology and syntax?

In which region did Sanskrit become a language of religion and high culture?

When were the Rigvedic hymns composed?

कुत्र संस्कृतभाषा धर्मस्य च उच्चसंस्कृतिर्भाषा आसीत्?

कतमेषां कालानां ऋग्वेदीयानां सूक्तीनां संग्रहे संस्कृतभाषा प्राप्ता आसीत्?

कस्मिन् संहारे प्राचीना इन्दो-आर्या जनाः पूर्वं संस्कृतम् प्रकल्पन्ते?

कुत्र संस्कृतम् महर्षीन्, मृगीन्, वनसपतीन्, प्रकलपितम्?

कुत्र संस्कृतम् ध्रुवमपि प्रभु कुलेषु आसीत्?

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