Re: Genetic Studies and Aryan Migrations

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <G.and.P@...> wrote:

> The writing down of Sanskrit is more like 3rd century BCE

The earliest *physical* text in Sanskrit is a rock inscription by
the Saka ruler Rudradaman, written c. 150 CE in Junagadh, Gujarat.
But Old Indo-Aryan is, of course, attested at a much earlier date in
the Vedas themselves.

> but the codification of grammar rules by Panini is earlier than

this -- 5th century, perhaps 6th century, BCE.

A more likely date for Panini is middle of the 4th century BCE.

Regards,
Francesco Brighenti