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570e25080dc6ce1900204df2 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | What language are many periodicals published in in India? | {
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65
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"Sanskrit"
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570e25080dc6ce1900204df4 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | Since what year has there been a daily broadcast on All India Radio? | {
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"1974"
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570e25080dc6ce1900204df5 | Sanskrit | Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news bro... | Where can the Sanskrit broadcasts be found online? | {
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"text": [
"AIR's website"
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570d1983fed7b91900d45c01 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | In Ancient India, which vernacular languages existed alongside Sanskrit? | {
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"Prakrits"
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570d1983fed7b91900d45c02 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | The works of which two scholars were used to teach Sanskrit to the higher castes of India? | {
"answer_start": [
436
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"text": [
"Pāṇini and Patanjali"
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570d1983fed7b91900d45c03 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | The use of Sanskrit was considered to be a marker of what in Ancient India? | {
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261
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"social class and educational attainment"
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570d1983fed7b91900d45c04 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | What type of language were Prakrits? | {
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638
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"text": [
"Middle Indo-Aryan"
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570d1983fed7b91900d45c05 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | Which Sanskrit linguist describes Sanskrit as a "particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking?" | {
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18
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"Madhav Deshpande"
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570e291c0dc6ce1900204e0f | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | What style of speech did linguist Madhav Deshpande say Sanskrit started out as? | {
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193
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"text": [
"perfected manner"
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570e291c0dc6ce1900204e10 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | Of what was Sanskrit once thought to be a divider? | {
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261
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"text": [
"social class"
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570e291c0dc6ce1900204e11 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | How was Sanskrit originally used? | {
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"ritual"
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570e291c0dc6ce1900204e12 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | Where was Sanskrit a learned language of the high classes? | {
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564
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"Ancient India"
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570e291c0dc6ce1900204e13 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit linguist Madhav Deshpande says that when the term "Sanskrit" arose it was not thought of as a specific language set apart from other languages, but rather as a particularly refined or perfected manner of speaking. Knowledge of Sanskrit was a marker of social class and educational attainment in ancient India, a... | With what did Sanskrit exist beside? | {
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606
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"text": [
"vernacular Prakrits"
]
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570d1aeafed7b91900d45c16 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | Around what time did the Gupta script become prevalent for writing Sanskrit? | {
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202
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"between the fourth and eighth centuries"
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570d1aeafed7b91900d45c15 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | What types of script was used to write Sanskrit in the northwest part of Indai? | {
"answer_start": [
136
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"text": [
"Kharosthi"
]
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570d1aeafed7b91900d45c17 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | Which script evolved from the Gupta script in the 8th century? | {
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331
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"text": [
"Śāradā"
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570d1aeafed7b91900d45c19 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | In what time period did the Devangari script become prevalent? | {
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436
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"11th or 12th century"
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570d1aeafed7b91900d45c18 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | Which script replaced the Gupta script? | {
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418
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"text": [
"Devanagari"
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} |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e23 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | What were used to write Sanskrit? | {
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38
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"text": [
"Brahmic scripts"
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570e2a730dc6ce1900204e25 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | Between the forth and eighth century, what script evolved? | {
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247
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"Gupta"
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} |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e24 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | What script was used in the northwest of India? | {
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136
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"text": [
"Kharosthi"
]
} |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e26 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | From what was Gupta derived? | {
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274
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"Brahmi"
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} |
570e2a730dc6ce1900204e27 | Sanskrit | Brahmi evolved into a multiplicity of Brahmic scripts, many of which were used to write Sanskrit. Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, Kharosthi was used in the northwest of the subcontinent. Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent. Around the eighth ce... | What script evolved from the Gupta script? | {
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331
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"text": [
"Śāradā"
]
} |
570d1d42b3d812140066d425 | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | Tagalog is what kind of language? | {
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376
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"text": [
"Philippine"
]
} |
570d1d42b3d812140066d426 | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | From what language is a large proportion of Tagalog derived? | {
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474
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"Spanish"
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} |
570d1d42b3d812140066d427 | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | What is an example of a Sanskrit loanword used in Southeast Asian languages? | {
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561
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"text": [
"bhāṣā"
]
} |
570d1d42b3d812140066d428 | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | What is the meaning of the Sanskrit loanword "bhāṣā?" | {
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"spoken language"
]
} |
570d1d42b3d812140066d429 | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | What is an example of a traditional language that derives much of its vocabulary from Sanskrit? | {
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211
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"text": [
"Malay"
]
} |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e2d | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | Where were many Sanskrit words found? | {
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42
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"Austronesian languages"
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} |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e2e | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | In what older from of which language were more than half the words borrowed from Sanskrit? | {
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74
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"text": [
"Javanese"
]
} |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e2f | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | What Sanskrit borrowed word is found in many Asian languages? | {
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561
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"text": [
"bhāṣā"
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} |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e30 | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | What is the meaning of bhasa? | {
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571
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"text": [
"spoken language"
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} |
570e2c350dc6ce1900204e31 | Sanskrit | Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed. Other Austronesian languages, such as traditional Malay and modern Indonesian, also derive much of their vocabulary from Sanskrit, albeit to a lesser extent, w... | Where does traditional Malay get many of its loanwords? | {
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282
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"text": [
"Sanskrit"
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570d1ebdb3d812140066d443 | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | What are two examples of epic poetry written in Sanskrit? | {
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263
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"the Ramayana and Mahabharata"
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570d1ebdb3d812140066d444 | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | What are prakritisms? | {
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648
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"text": [
"borrowings from common speech"
]
} |
570d1ebdb3d812140066d445 | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | Which Sanskrit literary language has been influenced by the Middle Indo-Aryan languages? | {
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714
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"text": [
"Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit"
]
} |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4b | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | How long was Sanskrit a language of culture? | {
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11
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"2000 years"
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570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4d | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | What epic poems are written in post-Vedic Sanskrit? | {
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267
],
"text": [
"Ramayana and Mahabharata"
]
} |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4c | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | Where is a post-Vedic form of Sanskrit found? | {
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244
],
"text": [
"Indian epic poetry"
]
} |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4e | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | Of what are deviations in the epics thought to be the influence? | {
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396
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"text": [
"Prakrits"
]
} |
570e2f430dc6ce1900204e4f | Sanskrit | For nearly 2000 years, Sanskrit was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence across South Asia, Inner Asia, Southeast Asia, and to a certain extent East Asia. A significant form of post-Vedic Sanskrit is found in the Sanskrit of Indian epic poetry—the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The deviations from Pāṇini ... | What is found to a lesser extent in Classical Sanskrit? | {
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634
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"text": [
"prakritisms"
]
} |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e5f | Sanskrit | From the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importance attached to it... | When was the time of Panini? | {
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43
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"text": [
"fourth century BCE"
]
} |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e60 | Sanskrit | From the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importance attached to it... | What type of text is the Samaveda? | {
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132
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"text": [
"Vedic texts"
]
} |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e61 | Sanskrit | From the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importance attached to it... | What was Sanskrit used for? | {
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270
],
"text": [
"sacred purposes"
]
} |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e62 | Sanskrit | From the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importance attached to it... | How was Sanskrit viewed to be in relation to maintaining class? | {
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365
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"text": [
"conservative"
]
} |
570e31310dc6ce1900204e63 | Sanskrit | From the Rigveda until the time of Pāṇini (fourth century BCE) the development of the early Vedic language can be observed in other Vedic texts: the Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads. During this time, the prestige of the language, its use for sacred purposes, and the importance attached to it... | To what did the use of Sanskrit as a upper class language produce a resistance ? | {
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430
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"text": [
"change"
]
} |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e57 | Sanskrit | Sheldon Pollock argues that "most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied and conceptualised in... | Who has said the Sanskrit is dead? | {
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0
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"text": [
"Sheldon Pollock"
]
} |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e58 | Sanskrit | Sheldon Pollock argues that "most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied and conceptualised in... | According to Pollock, how is Sanskrit solely used? | {
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178
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"text": [
"literary cultures"
]
} |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e59 | Sanskrit | Sheldon Pollock argues that "most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied and conceptualised in... | What is Sanskrit not able to express? | {
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321
],
"text": [
"the modern age"
]
} |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e5a | Sanskrit | Sheldon Pollock argues that "most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied and conceptualised in... | How is Sanskrit limited in it function towards ideas? | {
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387
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"text": [
"restatements"
]
} |
570e580d0b85d914000d7e5b | Sanskrit | Sheldon Pollock argues that "most observers would agree that, in some crucial way, Sanskrit is dead".:393 Pollock has further argued that, while Sanskrit continued to be used in literary cultures in India, it was never adapted to express the changing forms of subjectivity and sociality as embodied and conceptualised in... | To what is Sanskrit restricted? | {
"answer_start": [
465
],
"text": [
"hymns"
]
} |
570e59e00b85d914000d7e61 | Sanskrit | The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of India, along with several other state education boards, has made Sanskrit an alternative option to the state's own official language as a second or third language choice in the schools it governs. In such schools, learning Sanskrit is an option for grades 5 to 8 (Class... | To what has the Central Board of Education of India relegated Sanskrit? | {
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128
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"text": [
"alternative option"
]
} |
570e59e00b85d914000d7e62 | Sanskrit | The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of India, along with several other state education boards, has made Sanskrit an alternative option to the state's own official language as a second or third language choice in the schools it governs. In such schools, learning Sanskrit is an option for grades 5 to 8 (Class... | Where has the Education Board ranked Sanskrit as a language option? | {
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189
],
"text": [
"second or third"
]
} |
570e59e00b85d914000d7e63 | Sanskrit | The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of India, along with several other state education boards, has made Sanskrit an alternative option to the state's own official language as a second or third language choice in the schools it governs. In such schools, learning Sanskrit is an option for grades 5 to 8 (Class... | What grades in Indian schools have an option for Sanskrit study? | {
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307
],
"text": [
"5 to 8"
]
} |
570e59e00b85d914000d7e64 | Sanskrit | The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of India, along with several other state education boards, has made Sanskrit an alternative option to the state's own official language as a second or third language choice in the schools it governs. In such schools, learning Sanskrit is an option for grades 5 to 8 (Class... | In what language states is Sanskrit considered an option? | {
"answer_start": [
454
],
"text": [
"Hindi"
]
} |
570e59e00b85d914000d7e65 | Sanskrit | The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) of India, along with several other state education boards, has made Sanskrit an alternative option to the state's own official language as a second or third language choice in the schools it governs. In such schools, learning Sanskrit is an option for grades 5 to 8 (Class... | In what other type of schools is Sanskrit also taught? | {
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500
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"text": [
"gurukulas"
]
} |
570e5bf50b85d914000d7e6b | Sanskrit | St James Junior School in London, England, offers Sanskrit as part of the curriculum. In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as Independent Study or toward Foreign Language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the "SAFL: Samskritam as a Foreign Langua... | What English school offers Sanskrit as a language study? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"St James Junior School"
]
} |
570e5bf50b85d914000d7e6c | Sanskrit | St James Junior School in London, England, offers Sanskrit as part of the curriculum. In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as Independent Study or toward Foreign Language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the "SAFL: Samskritam as a Foreign Langua... | Since what date has Sanskrit been offered as a language option in the U.S.? | {
"answer_start": [
114
],
"text": [
"September 2009"
]
} |
570e5bf50b85d914000d7e6d | Sanskrit | St James Junior School in London, England, offers Sanskrit as part of the curriculum. In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as Independent Study or toward Foreign Language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the "SAFL: Samskritam as a Foreign Langua... | What is the credit towards in study in the U.S.? | {
"answer_start": [
216
],
"text": [
"Foreign Language"
]
} |
570e5bf50b85d914000d7e6e | Sanskrit | St James Junior School in London, England, offers Sanskrit as part of the curriculum. In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as Independent Study or toward Foreign Language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the "SAFL: Samskritam as a Foreign Langua... | Who coordinates the study program of Samskritam as a Foreign Language? | {
"answer_start": [
347
],
"text": [
"Samskrita Bharati."
]
} |
570e5bf50b85d914000d7e6f | Sanskrit | St James Junior School in London, England, offers Sanskrit as part of the curriculum. In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as Independent Study or toward Foreign Language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the "SAFL: Samskritam as a Foreign Langua... | What school in Australia offers Sanskrit as a study? | {
"answer_start": [
417
],
"text": [
"Sydney Grammar School"
]
} |
570e5d860dc6ce1900204fa1 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit originated in an oral society, and the oral tradition was maintained through the development of early classical Sanskrit literature. Writing was not introduced to India until after Sanskrit had evolved into the Prakrits; when it was written, the choice of writing system was influenced by the regional scripts o... | Under what type of tradition did Sanskrit begin? | {
"answer_start": [
48
],
"text": [
"oral tradition"
]
} |
570e5d860dc6ce1900204fa2 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit originated in an oral society, and the oral tradition was maintained through the development of early classical Sanskrit literature. Writing was not introduced to India until after Sanskrit had evolved into the Prakrits; when it was written, the choice of writing system was influenced by the regional scripts o... | After what language evolved was writing introduced? | {
"answer_start": [
220
],
"text": [
"Prakrits"
]
} |
570e5d860dc6ce1900204fa4 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit originated in an oral society, and the oral tradition was maintained through the development of early classical Sanskrit literature. Writing was not introduced to India until after Sanskrit had evolved into the Prakrits; when it was written, the choice of writing system was influenced by the regional scripts o... | What does Sanskrit not have of its own? | {
"answer_start": [
362
],
"text": [
"native script"
]
} |
570e5d860dc6ce1900204fa3 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit originated in an oral society, and the oral tradition was maintained through the development of early classical Sanskrit literature. Writing was not introduced to India until after Sanskrit had evolved into the Prakrits; when it was written, the choice of writing system was influenced by the regional scripts o... | What feature of written text influenced the use of scripts? | {
"answer_start": [
302
],
"text": [
"regional scripts"
]
} |
570e5d860dc6ce1900204fa5 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit originated in an oral society, and the oral tradition was maintained through the development of early classical Sanskrit literature. Writing was not introduced to India until after Sanskrit had evolved into the Prakrits; when it was written, the choice of writing system was influenced by the regional scripts o... | Which writing systems have been used to write Sanskrit? | {
"answer_start": [
407
],
"text": [
"all"
]
} |
570e5ffb0dc6ce1900204fc7 | Sanskrit | Since the late 18th century, Sanskrit has been transliterated using the Latin alphabet. The system most commonly used today is the IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration), which has been the academic standard since 1888. ASCII-based transliteration schemes have also evolved because of difficulties rep... | From what time has the Latin alphabet been used to transcribe Sanskrit? | {
"answer_start": [
10
],
"text": [
"late 18th century"
]
} |
570e5ffb0dc6ce1900204fc8 | Sanskrit | Since the late 18th century, Sanskrit has been transliterated using the Latin alphabet. The system most commonly used today is the IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration), which has been the academic standard since 1888. ASCII-based transliteration schemes have also evolved because of difficulties rep... | What transliteration system is most common today? | {
"answer_start": [
131
],
"text": [
"IAST"
]
} |
570e5ffb0dc6ce1900204fc9 | Sanskrit | Since the late 18th century, Sanskrit has been transliterated using the Latin alphabet. The system most commonly used today is the IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration), which has been the academic standard since 1888. ASCII-based transliteration schemes have also evolved because of difficulties rep... | How long has IAST been the standard system used for transliteration of Sanskrit? | {
"answer_start": [
227
],
"text": [
"since 1888"
]
} |
570e5ffb0dc6ce1900204fca | Sanskrit | Since the late 18th century, Sanskrit has been transliterated using the Latin alphabet. The system most commonly used today is the IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration), which has been the academic standard since 1888. ASCII-based transliteration schemes have also evolved because of difficulties rep... | What is used in transliteration for computer systems? | {
"answer_start": [
239
],
"text": [
"ASCII"
]
} |
570e5ffb0dc6ce1900204fcb | Sanskrit | Since the late 18th century, Sanskrit has been transliterated using the Latin alphabet. The system most commonly used today is the IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration), which has been the academic standard since 1888. ASCII-based transliteration schemes have also evolved because of difficulties rep... | What transliteration scheme is often used on the internet? | {
"answer_start": [
403
],
"text": [
"ITRANS"
]
} |
570e61b00dc6ce1900204fdb | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has also influenced Sino-Tibetan languages through the spread of Buddhist texts in translation. Buddhism was spread to China by Mahayana missionaries sent by Ashoka, mostly through translations of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Many terms were transliterated directly and added to the Chinese vocabulary. Chinese wor... | What in the use of Sanskrit has influenced Sino-Tibetan languages? | {
"answer_start": [
74
],
"text": [
"Buddhist texts"
]
} |
570e61b00dc6ce1900204fdd | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has also influenced Sino-Tibetan languages through the spread of Buddhist texts in translation. Buddhism was spread to China by Mahayana missionaries sent by Ashoka, mostly through translations of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Many terms were transliterated directly and added to the Chinese vocabulary. Chinese wor... | What religion was spread to China through Sanskrit translations? | {
"answer_start": [
105
],
"text": [
"Buddhism"
]
} |
570e61b00dc6ce1900204fdc | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has also influenced Sino-Tibetan languages through the spread of Buddhist texts in translation. Buddhism was spread to China by Mahayana missionaries sent by Ashoka, mostly through translations of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Many terms were transliterated directly and added to the Chinese vocabulary. Chinese wor... | Who sent missionaries to China? | {
"answer_start": [
167
],
"text": [
"Ashoka"
]
} |
570e61b00dc6ce1900204fde | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has also influenced Sino-Tibetan languages through the spread of Buddhist texts in translation. Buddhism was spread to China by Mahayana missionaries sent by Ashoka, mostly through translations of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Many terms were transliterated directly and added to the Chinese vocabulary. Chinese wor... | What were transliterated and added to the Chinese language? | {
"answer_start": [
232
],
"text": [
"Many terms"
]
} |
570e61b00dc6ce1900204fdf | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has also influenced Sino-Tibetan languages through the spread of Buddhist texts in translation. Buddhism was spread to China by Mahayana missionaries sent by Ashoka, mostly through translations of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Many terms were transliterated directly and added to the Chinese vocabulary. Chinese wor... | Where do many Sanskrit texts survive? | {
"answer_start": [
450
],
"text": [
"Tibetan collections"
]
} |
570e63780dc6ce1900204ff9 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has greatly influenced the languages of India that grew from its vocabulary and grammatical base; for instance, Hindi is a "Sanskritised register" of the Khariboli dialect. All modern Indo-Aryan languages, as well as Munda and Dravidian languages, have borrowed many words either directly from Sanskrit (tatsama... | What language has influenced the languages of India? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Sanskrit"
]
} |
570e63780dc6ce1900204ffb | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has greatly influenced the languages of India that grew from its vocabulary and grammatical base; for instance, Hindi is a "Sanskritised register" of the Khariboli dialect. All modern Indo-Aryan languages, as well as Munda and Dravidian languages, have borrowed many words either directly from Sanskrit (tatsama... | From what dialect is Hindi descended? | {
"answer_start": [
163
],
"text": [
"Khariboli"
]
} |
570e63780dc6ce1900204ffa | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has greatly influenced the languages of India that grew from its vocabulary and grammatical base; for instance, Hindi is a "Sanskritised register" of the Khariboli dialect. All modern Indo-Aryan languages, as well as Munda and Dravidian languages, have borrowed many words either directly from Sanskrit (tatsama... | Of what is Hindi considered to be in relation to Sanskrit? | {
"answer_start": [
133
],
"text": [
"Sanskritised register"
]
} |
570e63780dc6ce1900204ffc | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has greatly influenced the languages of India that grew from its vocabulary and grammatical base; for instance, Hindi is a "Sanskritised register" of the Khariboli dialect. All modern Indo-Aryan languages, as well as Munda and Dravidian languages, have borrowed many words either directly from Sanskrit (tatsama... | What is the percentage of Sanskrit words thought to be in modern Indo-Aryan languages? | {
"answer_start": [
448
],
"text": [
"fifty percent"
]
} |
570e63780dc6ce1900204ffd | Sanskrit | Sanskrit has greatly influenced the languages of India that grew from its vocabulary and grammatical base; for instance, Hindi is a "Sanskritised register" of the Khariboli dialect. All modern Indo-Aryan languages, as well as Munda and Dravidian languages, have borrowed many words either directly from Sanskrit (tatsama... | What language texts are as much as 70% Sanskrit? | {
"answer_start": [
586
],
"text": [
"Telugu"
]
} |
570e65050b85d914000d7e87 | Sanskrit | The earliest known inscriptions in Sanskrit date to the first century BCE.[citation needed] They are in the Brahmi script, which was originally used for Prakrit, not Sanskrit. It has been described as a paradox that the first evidence of written Sanskrit occurs centuries later than that of the Prakrit languages which a... | From when are the earliest dated Sanskrit inscriptions? | {
"answer_start": [
56
],
"text": [
"first century BCE"
]
} |
570e65050b85d914000d7e88 | Sanskrit | The earliest known inscriptions in Sanskrit date to the first century BCE.[citation needed] They are in the Brahmi script, which was originally used for Prakrit, not Sanskrit. It has been described as a paradox that the first evidence of written Sanskrit occurs centuries later than that of the Prakrit languages which a... | In what script are the earliest Sanskrit inscriptions? | {
"answer_start": [
108
],
"text": [
"Brahmi"
]
} |
570e65050b85d914000d7e89 | Sanskrit | The earliest known inscriptions in Sanskrit date to the first century BCE.[citation needed] They are in the Brahmi script, which was originally used for Prakrit, not Sanskrit. It has been described as a paradox that the first evidence of written Sanskrit occurs centuries later than that of the Prakrit languages which a... | In what language was Brahmi first used? | {
"answer_start": [
153
],
"text": [
"Prakrit"
]
} |
570e65050b85d914000d7e8a | Sanskrit | The earliest known inscriptions in Sanskrit date to the first century BCE.[citation needed] They are in the Brahmi script, which was originally used for Prakrit, not Sanskrit. It has been described as a paradox that the first evidence of written Sanskrit occurs centuries later than that of the Prakrit languages which a... | What language is the descendant of Sanskrit? | {
"answer_start": [
153
],
"text": [
"Prakrit"
]
} |
570e65050b85d914000d7e8b | Sanskrit | The earliest known inscriptions in Sanskrit date to the first century BCE.[citation needed] They are in the Brahmi script, which was originally used for Prakrit, not Sanskrit. It has been described as a paradox that the first evidence of written Sanskrit occurs centuries later than that of the Prakrit languages which a... | How were early sacred texts offered? | {
"answer_start": [
774
],
"text": [
"orally"
]
} |
570e66e60dc6ce190020501d | Sanskrit | The Sanskrit grammatical tradition, Vyākaraṇa, one of the six Vedangas, began in the late Vedic period and culminated in the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini, which consists of 3990 sutras (ca. fifth century BCE). About a century after Pāṇini (around 400 BCE), Kātyāyana composed Vārtikas on the Pāṇini sũtras. Patanjali, who lived ... | What is the Sanskrit grammatical tradition? | {
"answer_start": [
36
],
"text": [
"Vyākaraṇa"
]
} |
570e66e60dc6ce190020501e | Sanskrit | The Sanskrit grammatical tradition, Vyākaraṇa, one of the six Vedangas, began in the late Vedic period and culminated in the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini, which consists of 3990 sutras (ca. fifth century BCE). About a century after Pāṇini (around 400 BCE), Kātyāyana composed Vārtikas on the Pāṇini sũtras. Patanjali, who lived ... | In what period did Vyakarana begin? | {
"answer_start": [
85
],
"text": [
"late Vedic"
]
} |
570e66e60dc6ce190020501f | Sanskrit | The Sanskrit grammatical tradition, Vyākaraṇa, one of the six Vedangas, began in the late Vedic period and culminated in the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini, which consists of 3990 sutras (ca. fifth century BCE). About a century after Pāṇini (around 400 BCE), Kātyāyana composed Vārtikas on the Pāṇini sũtras. Patanjali, who lived ... | How many sutras are in the Astadhyayi? | {
"answer_start": [
165
],
"text": [
"3990 sutras"
]
} |
570e66e60dc6ce1900205020 | Sanskrit | The Sanskrit grammatical tradition, Vyākaraṇa, one of the six Vedangas, began in the late Vedic period and culminated in the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini, which consists of 3990 sutras (ca. fifth century BCE). About a century after Pāṇini (around 400 BCE), Kātyāyana composed Vārtikas on the Pāṇini sũtras. Patanjali, who lived ... | Who composed Vartikas on the Panini sutras? | {
"answer_start": [
249
],
"text": [
"Kātyāyana"
]
} |
570e66e60dc6ce1900205021 | Sanskrit | The Sanskrit grammatical tradition, Vyākaraṇa, one of the six Vedangas, began in the late Vedic period and culminated in the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini, which consists of 3990 sutras (ca. fifth century BCE). About a century after Pāṇini (around 400 BCE), Kātyāyana composed Vārtikas on the Pāṇini sũtras. Patanjali, who lived ... | What is the abbreviated alphabet called? | {
"answer_start": [
773
],
"text": [
"Pratyāhara"
]
} |
570e68a80b85d914000d7e99 | Sanskrit | Sanskrit, as defined by Pāṇini, evolved out of the earlier Vedic form. The present form of Vedic Sanskrit can be traced back to as early as the second millennium BCE (for Rig-vedic). Scholars often distinguish Vedic Sanskrit and Classical or "Pāṇinian" Sanskrit as separate dialects. Though they are quite similar, they ... | According to Panini, from where did Sanskrit evolve? | {
"answer_start": [
51
],
"text": [
"earlier Vedic"
]
} |
570e68a80b85d914000d7e9a | Sanskrit | Sanskrit, as defined by Pāṇini, evolved out of the earlier Vedic form. The present form of Vedic Sanskrit can be traced back to as early as the second millennium BCE (for Rig-vedic). Scholars often distinguish Vedic Sanskrit and Classical or "Pāṇinian" Sanskrit as separate dialects. Though they are quite similar, they ... | To what time can the present form of Sanskrit be traced? | {
"answer_start": [
144
],
"text": [
"second millennium BCE"
]
} |
570e68a80b85d914000d7e9b | Sanskrit | Sanskrit, as defined by Pāṇini, evolved out of the earlier Vedic form. The present form of Vedic Sanskrit can be traced back to as early as the second millennium BCE (for Rig-vedic). Scholars often distinguish Vedic Sanskrit and Classical or "Pāṇinian" Sanskrit as separate dialects. Though they are quite similar, they ... | As what are Classical and Vedic Sanskrit often viewed? | {
"answer_start": [
265
],
"text": [
"separate dialects"
]
} |
570e68a80b85d914000d7e9c | Sanskrit | Sanskrit, as defined by Pāṇini, evolved out of the earlier Vedic form. The present form of Vedic Sanskrit can be traced back to as early as the second millennium BCE (for Rig-vedic). Scholars often distinguish Vedic Sanskrit and Classical or "Pāṇinian" Sanskrit as separate dialects. Though they are quite similar, they ... | What is Vedic Sanskrit meant to be used as? | {
"answer_start": [
439
],
"text": [
"the Vedas"
]
} |
570e68a80b85d914000d7e9d | Sanskrit | Sanskrit, as defined by Pāṇini, evolved out of the earlier Vedic form. The present form of Vedic Sanskrit can be traced back to as early as the second millennium BCE (for Rig-vedic). Scholars often distinguish Vedic Sanskrit and Classical or "Pāṇinian" Sanskrit as separate dialects. Though they are quite similar, they ... | What hymns are thought to be the earliest? | {
"answer_start": [
642
],
"text": [
"Rigveda Samhita"
]
} |
570e6b020b85d914000d7eb5 | Sanskrit | In order to explain the common features shared by Sanskrit and other Indo-European languages, many scholars have proposed the Indo-Aryan migration theory, asserting that the original speakers of what became Sanskrit arrived in what is now India and Pakistan from the north-west some time during the early second millenni... | When is it thought that early speakers of Sanskrit came to India? | {
"answer_start": [
299
],
"text": [
"early second millennium BCE"
]
} |
570e6b020b85d914000d7eb6 | Sanskrit | In order to explain the common features shared by Sanskrit and other Indo-European languages, many scholars have proposed the Indo-Aryan migration theory, asserting that the original speakers of what became Sanskrit arrived in what is now India and Pakistan from the north-west some time during the early second millenni... | What is the relationship between Indo-Iranian and Baltic languages? | {
"answer_start": [
368
],
"text": [
"close"
]
} |
570e6b020b85d914000d7eb7 | Sanskrit | In order to explain the common features shared by Sanskrit and other Indo-European languages, many scholars have proposed the Indo-Aryan migration theory, asserting that the original speakers of what became Sanskrit arrived in what is now India and Pakistan from the north-west some time during the early second millenni... | From what direction did Sanskrit travel to come to India? | {
"answer_start": [
267
],
"text": [
"north-west"
]
} |
570e6b020b85d914000d7eb8 | Sanskrit | In order to explain the common features shared by Sanskrit and other Indo-European languages, many scholars have proposed the Indo-Aryan migration theory, asserting that the original speakers of what became Sanskrit arrived in what is now India and Pakistan from the north-west some time during the early second millenni... | Sanskrit came from the north west and traveled to what present day countries? | {
"answer_start": [
239
],
"text": [
"India and Pakistan"
]
} |
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