[DOC] [TLE] Vedas - Wikipedia [PAR] Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. ... Vedas are also called ruti ("what is heard") literature, distinguishing them from other religious texts, which are called smti ("what is remembered"). [DOC] [TLE] Hindu texts - Wikipedia [PAR] The Vedas. The Vedas are a large body of Hindu texts originating in ancient India, before about 300 BCE. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. [DOC] [TLE] List of Hindu scriptures - Wikipedia [PAR] Several have appeared, and scholars hesitate in defining the term "Hindu 
scripture" given the diverse nature of Hinduism. Several lists include only the 
Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita ... In modern times, most have 
been translated into other Indian languages and some in Western languages. In 
ancient times... [DOC] [TLE] Sacred-Texts: Hinduism [PAR] Sacred Texts of Hinduism; complete translation of the Rig-Veda, transcribed ... 
also the most ancient extensive texts in an Indo-European language, and as such 
are ... The Atharva Veda was written down much later than the rest of the Vedas,
... [DOC] [TLE] The Vedas - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Jan 18, 2013 ... The Vedas are a collection of hymns and other religious texts ... the Aryan 
language gained ascendency over the local languages in the Indian sub-
continent. ... It is a difficult text, written in a very obscure style and filled with... [DOC] [TLE] Google Answers: Oldest Religious Texts [PAR] Hey, what religion has the oldest texts -- Judaism or Hinduism? ... Hinduism "The 
texts they created are the Vedas, which were written ... in any language; the 
oldest extant complete Hebrew texts date from around 1000 [BCE]. [DOC] [TLE] Hindu Scriptures - Hindu Wisdom [PAR] He wrote: "I seek a light that shall be new, yet old, the oldest indeed of all .... The 
oldest Indian literary documents are the four Vedas; the word ... the Vedas fill a 
gap which no literary work in any other language could fill. [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Scripture [PAR] Aug 25, 2009 ... Hindus believe that the Vedas texts were received by scholars direct from God 
and passed on to the next ... These are the most ancient religious texts which 
define truth for Hindus. ... The story is written in 24,000 couplets. [DOC] [TLE] Vedas - ReligionFacts [PAR] Mar 17, 2015 ... The most sacred scriptures of Hinduism are the Vedas ("Books of ... As historical 
and religious literature often is, the text is written from ... As noted above, the 
Samhitas ("Collections") are the oldest components of the Vedas,... [DOC] [TLE] Which holy book is the oldest, the Bible, the Gita, or the Quran? Who ... [PAR] Mar 13, 2015 ... Rigveda is the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. Philological 
and ... It is one of the four canonical sacred texts (ruti) of Hinduism known as the 
... Since Mahabharat was written by Ved Vyas, gita was too. [DOC] [TLE] What is the oldest indian text/literature? - Quora [PAR] Since we seem to be getting nowhere at deciphering the Indus valley script, it 
would be certain ... Even if they were older, the vedas were only put to writing 
rather recently. -- We wrote ... In summary: Oldest surviving text in an Indian 
language: ... Indian literature, where only post-medieval texts are known to exist: 
Yajurveda... [DOC] [TLE] What script was used to pen the Vedas and Upanishads of Sanskrit ... [PAR] The common opinion is that the scriptures weren't penned down at all, but just 
memorized by ... Actual writing of Vedic/Hindu texts in Sanskrit is supposed to 
have started only much later than Ashoka, in the CE centuries. .... But when the 
native languages of the different parts of ancient India, started recording their 
texts in... [DOC] [TLE] Are the texts of ancient Buddhism in the same language as the texts ... [PAR] No

Question: The Vedas, the oldest Hindu scriptures, are written in this language
Answer: Sanskrit