Sanskrit language: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Sanskrit. | Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Washington Pressbooks - Early World Civilizations - Sanskrit. | Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Colorado Boulder - Department of Linguistics - Sanskrit: A language with use beyond communication. | Jul 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Sanskrit. | Jun 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Why is Sanskrit so controversial? | Apr 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Jose State University - The Nature of the Sanskrit Language. | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California Berkeley Library - The Languages of Berkeley: An Online Exhibition - Sanskrit. | Dec 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Central Sanskrit University - About Sanskrit. | Aug 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Importance of Sanskrit Language. | Jul 08, 2023 | ||
| Revised title etymology. | Oct 03, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Sanskrit. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: About World Languages - Sanskrit. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Language Gulper - Sanskrit. | Jan 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Language Gulper - Sanskrit. | Jan 17, 2014 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Feb 26, 2009 | ||
| Updated article to indicate that Sanskrit is recognized by the Indian government as having classical language status. | Feb 26, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Banglapedia - Sanskrit. | Jun 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: This is my India - Sanskrit. | May 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Archaeological Survey of India - Sanskrit and Dravidian. | May 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: This is my India - Ancient India Language. | Jul 18, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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