Sanskrit is an ancient and Indian classical language in which the first book of the world ‘Rig Veda’ was composed. The term Sanskrit means ‘refined’ or ‘sacred’ or ‘sanctified’. Therefore, sanskrit was not thought thought to be considered as a specific language of India but as a refined or sacred language.

The Sanskrit language was termed as Deva Vani (Deva means God and Vani means language) as it was believed to be introduced by the God Brahma who passed it to the Rishi (sages) living in the celestial bodies. The sages further communicated the same to the earthly disciples from it spread on Earth. The origin and development of the Sanskrit language in written form are said to be emanated from the 2nd Millennium BCE when the Rig Veda, a collection of the sacred hymn, is assumed to have been written after being continued for centuries through oral tradition and maintenance of verbal language in the Guru-Disciple relationship.

The sanskrit language comes in two different forms namely Vedic and classical. The Vedic are the four sacred books in the Hindu religion. This includes Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. These books consist of prayers, chants, hymn and instructions in Sanskrit for performing religious functions. Even today, most of the followers of the Hindu religion use Sanskrit s a medium of communication while performing rituals. The classical sanskrit is derived from Vedic sanskrit. Classical Sanskrit was newer and more widely used when poetry, dance and drama were written. Classical Sanskrit, derived from the grammar of Panini around 500 BC, gave rise to literary, scientific and philosophical language as well as scriptures and literature. The poet Kalidas’s works of Sanskrit were observed in renowned epics such as The Bhagvad Gita and The Ramayana.