India, Nov. 29 -- Sanskrit means 'perfectly made'. It is a language of extraordinary precision. Sanskrit is one of the oldest recorded languages. It developed a most comprehensive linguistic system very early in history so that it could easily be committed to memory. The earliest Sanskrit writings, the Rig Vedic hymns, are in the form of poetry.

Before the development of script, India relied on oral transmission to preserve and disseminate knowledge, including scriptures and philosophical teachings. The Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads and early Puranas were passed on orally from teacher to disciple, the 'Guru-Shishya parampara', over generations. This knowledge was considered Shruti, that which is heard, emphasising its oral orig...