Making sweeping false statements without proof or facts. Massive literature (Vedas,Upnishads, yoga, Ayurveda, shavite mediations texts) all were spoken & orally taught till foreign invasions around 1000 AD. The language was part of day to day village culture till India started breaking.
BNF form and Chomsky work was greatly influenced by Panini Grammar Asthadays. It is different matter Chomsky does not acknowledge it while his professors do as to the source of influence on their work.
Tamil derived from Sanskrit as is Malayalam & Kannadiga and countless other Indian languages. So are many words in German, English and central European languages derived from Sanskrit Dhatus(root words). All words in Sanskrit come from this corpus of 2200 root words and new compound words created using these.
Now that is the beauty of Sanskrit. Panini Ashtadaya ought to be read by any serious linguist or CS person trying to built a DSL or a new programming language.
BNF form and Chomsky work was greatly influenced by Panini Grammar Asthadays. It is different matter Chomsky does not acknowledge it while his professors do as to the source of influence on their work.
Tamil derived from Sanskrit as is Malayalam & Kannadiga and countless other Indian languages. So are many words in German, English and central European languages derived from Sanskrit Dhatus(root words). All words in Sanskrit come from this corpus of 2200 root words and new compound words created using these.
Now that is the beauty of Sanskrit. Panini Ashtadaya ought to be read by any serious linguist or CS person trying to built a DSL or a new programming language.