Re: [tied] Sanskrit

Classical Sanskrit (definitely an artificially standardised language) is not what we see in the Vedas. Vedic was presumably closer to spoken Old Indic (for one thing, its irregularities make it look like a living language), though of course it was also a "literary" variety, as is any form of speech adapted to the needs of high poetry.

   Thanks; that clears up my confusion.

David Fickett-Wilbar