In his student years he also studied classical Sanskrit.

Both of them were lost in Classical Sanskrit to give way to the simple visarga.

On the other hand, sátya- and ánrta- both survive in classical Sanskrit.

In Classical Sanskrit, the scope of this i was broadened by analogous change.

The instrumental case in Classical Sanskrit can have several meanings:

Middle voice (ātmanepada) benedictives are not found in Classical Sanskrit.

Classical Sanskrit can therefore be considered a seamless evolution of the earlier Vedic language.

Rarely used in Classical Sanskrit, the conditional refers to hypothetical actions.

However, the old first-person subjunctive forms were used to complete the Classical Sanskrit imperative.

Nowadays a form of classical Sanskrit is used for learned communication between scholars, and as a medium for some original writing in India.