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Sanskrit literature in general and particularly in the Gupta age set a high watermark for the literary history of ancient India. Discuss.

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There is one among foundations, (Sanskrit) and identified in few years ago as the most intricate language for writing machine code.

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Sanskrit achieved a high watermark through multiple dimensions: (A) Sanskrit grammar: (1) Panini's Ashtadhyayi; (2) Patanjali's Mahabhasiya recognized as oldest formal grammar globally, mostly during Gupta period; (3) Sandhi: S-panyu with vamaho shrna, vaamsha shrama demonstrating inversion of wandah according wording and beginning of formal recording of wording. (B) Vedic Literature: (Rg) (Upanishads - significance covered in 01. (1) Upanishads: S-panyu; (2) Brahmana: oldest dictionary. Numukti: oldest dictionary.

— Kush Motwani · AIR 11

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Identifies key Sanskrit grammarians and texts
Mentions Panini and Patanjali as foundational figures
References oldest formal grammar
Connects to Gupta period

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Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times

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Sanskrit Literature in Gupta Age

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