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'''Sanskrit''' is an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] language that dates to about the 5th century B.C. It is also the language that many religious [[Hindu]] documents were written. The Indic languages, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, and Gujerati are modern day descendants of Sanskrit.
'''Sanskrit''' is an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] language that dates to about the 5th century B.C. It is also the language in which the [[Hindu]] scriptures were written. The Indic languages, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, and Gujurati are modern day descendants of Sanskrit.
Although it is no longer spoken in daily life, it is still used for religious purposes by Hindus, and it is one of the fifteen official languages of the Indian constitution.
[[Category:Indo-Iranian languages]]
[[Category:Indo-Iranian languages]]