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 | | The earliest form of Sanskrit recorded is Vedic Sanskrit: the language used in the oldest scriptures of India, notably the Rigveda. |
 | | However, although this preserved the integrity of written language for a long time, the spoken language continues to evolve, and by the sixth century, Sanskrit as a spoken language was rare, being by and large replaced by its descendants, the Prakrits. |
 | | Apabhransha was the next modification in the spoken language, in a period broadly lasting from the fifth to the tenth century. |
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