SDLC 110 Cultural Post #4

[Ellen Brooks]

Although Sanskrit is generally written in either Devanagari (the same script that Hindi is written in) or in transliterated roman alphabet, Sanskrit has no official script of its own. It was originally an oral language and thus had no written needs. Its first written evidence comes from the Rigveda from around ~1100-1700 BC.  Historically, it has also been written in a number of Brahmic scripts, which is a family of loosely related scripts used across Asia. Here's an example of some, which includes Devanagari: 

[Berhaun Fesshaye]

I think it's really interesting how Sanskrit started as a language that was only spoken but now it isn't spoke anymore. Also I wonder how hard it is for people to read the different Brahmic scripts after they learn to read one.