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Vedic Sanskrit Tradition

Type Object Region India Time c. -1000

Vedic Sanskrit is the ritual and oral literary language of the Indo-Aryan branch of northern ancient India, centered on the four Vedas including the …

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  1. c. -1000–-800Kuru-Panchala region · IndiaThe four-Veda textual system was basically formed, the language of ritual liturgy became highly formulaic, and priests maintained textual integrity through strict oral transmission (śruti); phonological and grammatical rules began to be systematized.
  2. c. -600–-500Scholarly centers of northern India · IndiaSanskrit transitioned from ritual spoken language to a standardized written language, and studies of phonology and grammar arose, paving the way for Pāṇini's Ashtadhyayi and the later classical Sanskrit literary tradition.

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