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The common origin of the Sanscrit language with those of the west…
Quote byMountstuart Elphinstone · 1779–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mountstuart Elphinstone,quoted in (p.115-6) D. K. Chakrabarti, Nationalism in the Study of Ancient Indian History (Aryan Books International, Delhi). and quoted in.
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The common origin of the Sanscrit language with those of the west leaves no doubt that there was once a connection between the nations by whom they are used; but it proves nothing regarding the place where such a connection subsisted, nor about the time, (…) To say that it spread from a central point is a gratuitous assumption.
— Mountstuart Elphinstone
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