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Devimahatmya manuscript on palm -leaf, in an early Bhujimol script, Bihar, India or Nepal, 11th century Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, a large collection of hymns, incantations, and religio-philosophical discussions which form the earliest religious texts in India and the basis for much of the Hindu religion. Modern linguists consider the metrical hymns of the Rigveda to be the earliest. The hymns preserved in the Rigveda were preserved by oral tradition alone over several ... The oldest Sanskrit college is the Benares Sanskrit College founded in 1791 during East India Company rule. [46] Sanskrit continues to be widely used as a ceremonial and ritual language in Hindu and Buddhist hymns and chants. Here are the seven oldest Indian languages that are still spoken now. Sanskrit, a classical language of India , is the earliest and most significant ancient language in India , which is the language of many epic poems and religious texts. Tamil is one of the oldest surviving classical languages in the world that carries a heritage of over 2000 years.