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What is the origin of Sanskrit?
It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age.
What is the significance of Vedic Sanskrit?
It is the most archaic form found in the Rigveda, composed between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE.
What impact did Sanskrit have on Southeast Asia and East Asia?
It became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions.
What is the connection between Sanskrit and the ancient Dravidian languages?
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What is the role of Sanskrit in Hinduism?
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