Sanskrit
For other uses, see Sanskrit (disambiguation). Sanskrit संस्कृतम् Saṃskṛtam Saṃskṛtam in various Brahmic scripts Pronunciation [sə̃skr̩t̪əm] pronunciation ( help · info ) Region South Asia parts of Southeast Asia Era c. 2nd millennium BCE – 600 BCE (Vedic Sanskrit [1] ), after which it gave rise to the Middle Indo-Aryan languages. Continues as a liturgical language (Classical Sanskrit). Revival A few attempts at revival have been reported in Indian and Nepalese newspapers. India: 14,135 Indians claimed Sanskrit to be their mother tongue in the 2001 Census of India: [2] Nepal: 1,669 Nepalis in 2011 Nepal census reported Sanskrit as their mother tongue. [3] Language family Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Sanskrit Early form Vedic Sanskrit Writing system Devanagari Also written in various Brahmic scripts. [4] Language codes ISO 639-1 sa ISO 639-2 san ISO 639-3 san Glottolog sans1269 [5] Sanskrit ( / ˈ s æ n s k r ɪ t / ; IAST: Saṃskṛtam [sə̃skr̩t̪əm] [a] ) is the primary lit...