Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Odiya and Kannada are considered to be the six classical languages of Indian origin. A classical language, can be a language that has a broad influence in use. Even after it is no longer a colloquial mother tongue in its original form, they have a wide influence than we think. If one language uses roots from another language to coin words, this is an indication that the second language is a classical language. This is an example on how to determine a classical language. Sanskrit is considered to be one of the ancient languages of India and is a link language between the ancient and medieval South Asia. This language has a religious significance too, as it is considered to be the sacred language of the religions Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Their religious texts and epics were predominantly written in Sanskrit language. There were no native speakers of this language, according to sources.

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