The Evolution of The Indus Language and its Transition into Sanskrit

by Dr. Madhusudan Mishra

The most primitive form of the Aryan speech has probably has identified, also partly read and understood. It is the Indus language at the isolating stage, represented by the extant Indus inscriptions.

The same language was reaching the agglutinative stage, when suddenly its speakers disintegrated due to some tragic event. The western branch, under the favorable conditions of nature, reached the in-flexional stage in the ‘land of the Soma plants’ outside the present Indian territory. When there was a slope downwards, hymns began to be composed which form the early part of the RV. A group among them had shortly earlier marched towards Central Asia on their way to Europe. They were the Greeks, Romans, Teutons, Slavs, etc.

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• The Indus Language
  • The sound of Indus
  • The Case System
  • The Tense Mechanism
• The Indus Texts of The Isolating Stage
  • Text in Transcription with Translation and Notes
  • Texts from the Agglutinative Indus
  • References
  • Appendix.