The Growing World of Sanskrit CE

I. From Vedic Sanskrit to “Classical Sanskrit” II. Why Sanskrit at the Millennium? III. Where Were Kavya & Sastra? IV. Sanskrit Beyond the Mainland

I. From Vedic Sanskrit to “Classical” Sanskrit Panini’s Grammar 4th c. BCE Written language 3rd c. BCE Royal written Sanskrit & Buddhist Sanskrit 2nd c. CE Ramayana 4th c. CE Kavya Sastra

II. Why Sanskrit at the Millennium? Rulers from Iran & Central Asia Prestige language Vedic-brahmanic elite tradition Cosmopolitan/trans-regional language

III. Where Were Kavya & Sastra? Royal court Monasteries & hermitages Local schools Religious schools Temples Urban homes

IV. Sanskrit Beyond the Mainland South Asian “cultural package” Technical knowledge Models of kingship Sri Lanka, Nepal & Tibet, Southeast Asia Monastic and brahman/brahmin advisors