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Sanskrit
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As of April 16, 2026
526 years old
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Date of Birth
(1500 ) is
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| Sanskrit | |
|---|---|
| संस्कृत, संस्कृतम् Saṃskṛta-, Saṃskṛtam | |
|
(top) A 19th-century illustrated Sanskrit manuscript from the Bhagavad Gita, composed c. 400-200 BCE. (bottom) The 175th-anniversary stamp of Sanskrit College, Calcutta, the third oldest. The oldest college was founded as Benares Sanskrit College in 1791. | |
| Region | South Asia (ancient and medieval), parts of Southeast Asia (medieval), mainly Indian subcontinent |
| Era | c. 1500–600 BCE (Vedic Sanskrit); 700 BCE – 1350 CE (Classical Sanskrit) |
| Revival | There are no known native speakers of Sanskrit. |
Indo-European
| |
Early form | |
| Devanagari script (present day). Originally orally transmitted. Not attested in writing until the 1st century BCE, when it was written in the Brahmi script, and later in various Brahmic scripts. | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India (state-additional official) |
Recognised minority language in | South Africa |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | sa |
| ISO 639-2 | san |
| ISO 639-3 | san – inclusive codeIndividual codes: cls – Classical Sanskritvsn – Vedic Sanskrit |
| Glottolog | sans1269 |
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