The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language c2.8

c2.8

The periods in the life of the language which are acknowledged and distinguished by appropriate notation are six: the Veda (marked with v.), the Brāhmaṇa (with B.), the earlier or more genuine Upanishads (with u.), the Sūtras (with s.), the epics, Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa (with E.), and the classical or common Sanskrit (with c.). This classification, however, is by no means an absolute one, and calls for certain explanations and limitations, as follows.