Sanskrit originated in an oral society, and the oral tradition was maintained through the development of early classical Sanskrit literature. Writing was not introduced to India until after Sanskrit had evolved into the Prakrits; when it was written, the choice of writing system was influenced by the regional scripts of the scribes. Therefore, Sanskrit has no native script of its own. As such, virtually all the major writing systems of South Asia have been used for the production of Sanskrit manuscripts. COUNT 5
QSN1 Under what type of tradition did Sanskrit begin? ANS1 oral tradition QSN2 After what language evolved was writing introduced? ANS2 Prakrits QSN3 What does Sanskrit not have of its own? ANS3 native script QSN4 What feature of written text influenced the use of scripts? ANS4 regional scripts QSN5 Which writing systems have been used to write Sanskrit? ANS5 all