Its pre-classical form of Vedic Sanskrit, the liturgical language of the Vedic religion, is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family, its most ancient text being the Rigveda.

• 吠陀梵语的古典前期形式，吠陀宗教的礼拜语言，是经验证无误的最早印欧语系家族成员之一，最古老的梵语文献就是梨俱吠陀。