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**softy54534** · 09-09-2006, 08:00 AM

Mr. Gandhi,

Iravatham Mahadevan says that "thamizh vattezuthu"(sometimes als ocalled as thamizh brahmi) - containing potsherds have been found during many archealogical excavations, both in Tn and also some in andhra.

These date back to atleast 3rd century BCE according to I.Mahadevan. He also speculates that some could be as early as 5th century BCE.

But any "written" stone inscriptions for "Sanskrit" is NOT known to be found any earlier than 2nd Century CE - that is atleast 5-6 centuries AFTER thamizh vattezuththu evidences have been found!

This should comprehensively prove that - Sanskrit has borrowed heavily from the Prakrit & Pali for words (which are theorised as ancient kodunthamizh) - and also that "thamizh" ezuththu is far ancient than the Sanskrit script!

How come such a huge evidence be NOT accepted by those who seek to give Sanskrit more ancinetness than thamizh?!!

It is suspiscious to say the least!

09-09-2006, 08:00 AM	#37
softy54534 Join Date Apr 2007 Posts 5,457 Senior Member	Mr. Gandhi, Iravatham Mahadevan says that "thamizh vattezuthu"(sometimes als ocalled as thamizh brahmi) - containing potsherds have been found during many archealogical excavations, both in Tn and also some in andhra. These date back to atleast 3rd century BCE according to I.Mahadevan. He also speculates that some could be as early as 5th century BCE. But any "written" stone inscriptions for "Sanskrit" is NOT known to be found any earlier than 2nd Century CE - that is atleast 5-6 centuries AFTER thamizh vattezuththu evidences have been found! This should comprehensively prove that - Sanskrit has borrowed heavily from the Prakrit & Pali for words (which are theorised as ancient kodunthamizh) - and also that "thamizh" ezuththu is far ancient than the Sanskrit script! How come such a huge evidence be NOT accepted by those who seek to give Sanskrit more ancinetness than thamizh?!! It is suspiscious to say the least!
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