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The Growing World of Sanskrit

The Growing World of Sanskrit. 100-1000 CE. I. From Vedic Sanskrit to “Classical Sanskrit” II. Why Sanskrit at the Millennium? III. Where Were Kavya & Sastra? IV. Sanskrit Beyond the Mainland. I. From Vedic Sanskrit to “Classical” Sanskrit. Panini’s Grammar 4th c. BCE

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The Growing World of Sanskrit

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  1. The Growing World of Sanskrit 100-1000 CE

  2. I. From Vedic Sanskrit to “Classical Sanskrit” II. Why Sanskrit at the Millennium? III. Where Were Kavya & Sastra? IV. Sanskrit Beyond the Mainland

  3. I. From Vedic Sanskrit to “Classical” Sanskrit Panini’s Grammar 4th c. BCE Written language 3rd c. BCE Royal written Sanskrit & Buddhist Sanskrit 2nd c. CE Ramayana 4th c. CE Kavya Sastra

  4. II. Why Sanskrit at the Millennium? Rulers from Iran & Central Asia Prestige language Vedic-brahmanic elite tradition Cosmopolitan/trans-regional language

  5. III. Where Were Kavya & Sastra? Royal court Monasteries & hermitages Local schools Religious schools Temples Urban homes

  6. IV. Sanskrit Beyond the Mainland South Asian “cultural package” Technical knowledge Models of kingship Sri Lanka, Nepal & Tibet, Southeast Asia Monastic and brahman/brahmin advisors

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