[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Sanskrit Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900) › c19.3 # A History of Sanskrit Literature c19.3 A History of Sanskrit Literature c19.3 - **Language:** English ### [c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c19.3) The oldest trace of contact between the Indians and the peoples of the West is to be found in the history of Indian writing, which, as we have already seen (p. 16) was derived from a Semitic source, probably as early as 800 B.C. - [Previous: c19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c19.2) - [Next: c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c19.4) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.macdonell-1900.c19.3) · Pramāṇa