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4. SANSKRIT
role in the development of Western linguistics. Indeed, linguistics (along with phonology, etc.) first arose among Indian grammarians who were attempting to catalog and codify Sanskrit's rules. Modern linguistics owes a great deal to these grammarians, and to this day, key terms for compound analysis are taken from Sanskrit. The oldest surviving Sanskrit grammar is Pānini's c. 500 BC Asṭādhyāyi ("8 Chapter Grammar").
http://www.haryana-online.com/History/sanskrit.htm
The Indian Scripts are originated from two early sources - one from the Semitic Languages and the other from the Aryan (Indo-European) Languages. The early scripts of Brahmi originated from the Semitic Languages from the seventh centaury BC while the Kharosti originated from the IndoEuropean Languages about the same time. It is interesting to note the Sanskrit Script as used today was actually an offshoot of the Semitic influence rather than Aryan. Certainly, there must have been mutual influence and interaction during the development. This interaction between the two major ethnic languages can be traced back to the Persian invasion of Israel. Ahasaures, also known as Artexerxes was probably the husband of Queen Esther. From then on, the relation between the Aryan and the Semitic people were very cordial. This led to the mutual influence that we see in the script and languages.
EDICTS OF ASHOKA
Kandahar
Manserah
Shabazgarhi
Girnar
Kalsi
EDICTS OF ASHOKA Major rock edicts
Pillar edicts
Minor rock edicts
Territorial limits
Dehli-Topra
Meerut
Sopara
Lumbin
LauriyaNandangarh
Sannathi
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Kausambi
Amaravati
Jaugada
Yerragudi
Rampurva
LauriyaAraraj
Dhauli
Sites of Asokan Rock and pillar edicts cover most of the North and Central India and were written in the regional languages.
