What Was the Major Purpose of Sanskrit After It Declined

question 18

Multiple Choice

What was the major purpose of Sanskrit after it declined as a spoken language?

• A) To serve as a base for the languages that developed afterward.
• B) To issue edicts of law, particularly religious law.
• C) To be spoken by the elites as a form of their status.
• D) To be used as the language of bureaucracy and literary expression.
• E) To serve as the main language for religious ritual.

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