Ancient Pakistan - Kharosthi Script

[Indus Pakistan]

After the Indus Script which was native to the Indus River region Northern Pakistan (centred around Taxila near Islamabad/Rawalpindi) the Kharosthi script took root. This script was derived from Middle Eastern script similar to Aramaic (spoken by Jesus) from Judea/Palestine/Phonecian (modern Lebanon) and arrived through Iran via the Persian Empire under whose influence most of ancient Pakistan had fallen. The Kharosthi script dominated all the region around Taxila (Gandhara) about 2,400 years ago and was used to write the local language of ancient Northern Pakistan - Gandhari. It spread over the Indus region including penetrating into Kabul region of Afghanistan. It also spread via the route of Karakorum Highway north into China. Buddhism was passed to China via Kharosthi script and traces of it have been found in Hotan in Chinese Sinkiang Uighur province. The modern China-Pakistan compact has historical precedent to this period where Buddhism from Taxila in Pakistan passed up north along the Karakorum to China thus pointing to a ancient connection between these the land of the Indus and the land of the Yellow River. How apt it is that today the capital of Pakistan is next to Taxila and the KKH begins adjacent to Taxila on it's way to Kashgar in China.

I was messing around earlier on and this is how I wrote Pakstan in Kharosthi Script which was written right to left in congruence to it's Middle Eastern roots.

And here is the script. It is important to note that Kharosthi Script was based on and very similar to Aramaic Script as usedin Palestine/Judea region of Middle East. It moved to Pakistan via the influence of Persian Empire.

Aramaic Inscription, Sirkap, Pakistan

From Shanshan, China.

Greek style pedestel, Gandhara, Pakistan with Kharosthi Script.

Kharosthi weiting, Tarim Basin, Uighur province, China.


This all points to how Pakistan has always been a midpoint between the Western Asia and China. The Kharosthi Script derived from Aramaic was transferred to China from Taxila, in Pakistan. In that sense CPEC and Karakorum Highway are just natural continuity between two ancient civilizations. The Yellow and Indus Rivers. Today China and Pakistan join together on a ancient tradition between the two. Who said history repeats itself?

Gandhara Civilization.

*Ps. For those wondering what were Ganga's doing, well besides peeling bananas they evolved another script that dominated the Ganga Indian region. It was called the Brahmi Script.

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[StraightShooter]

*Ps. For those wondering what were Ganga's doing, well besides peeling bananas they evolved another script that dominated the Ganga Indian region. It was called the Brahmi Script.

Having consonants like Ka, Cha, Ta, Pa very much implies that it is child language born out of Sanskrit.

This is same for all Subcontinent languages even as they use different scripts.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Having consonants like Ka, Cha, Ta, Pa very much implies that it is child language born out of Sanskrit.

So? Sanskrit and Avestan (Iranian) are sister languages. What is the upshot of this? Sanskrit moved from Indus region into Ganga. Not the other way around. Panini the great Sanskrit writer was born in and did his work in Gandhara region next to Indus River not too far from Taxila and modern capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. So I don't understand what your "implies" means in this context.

This is same for all Subcontinent languages even as they use different scripts.

No. Dravidian languages do not have root in Sanskrit and you should know that.

 

[StraightShooter]

So? Sanskrit and Avestan (Iranian) are sister languages. What is the upshot of this?

Of course they are sister languages. I am not claiming otherwise.

No. Dravidian languages do not have root in Sanskrit and you should know that.

Incorrect. Only lipi (script) is different. Dravidian languages pretty much use the same grammar as Sanskrit. I know it as I am a Dravidian (South Indian) myself.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Incorrect.

Okay. I can't be bothered with this rubbish. Every serious student of languages clearly categorize Dravidian as a separate language family. Now if you want you can even claim Tibetan or Austroloid languages as Sanskrit in some vain attempt to create unity of civilization. No more on this as this thread will derail.

 

[Mian Babban]

Today China and Pakistan join together on a ancient tradition between the two. Who said history repeats itself?

How much "chinese" is the Tarim Basin, the Uyghur region?

 

[StraightShooter]

Sanskrit moved from Indus region into Ganga. Not the other way around. Panini the great Sanskrit writer was born in and did his work in Gandhara region next to Indus River not too far from Taxila and modern capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. So I don't understand what your "implies" means in this context.

Dharmic people who lived in current day's Pakistan land and who loved the native culture have either moved into India or have been killed by the Islamic invaders from the west. The current day Pakistanis who gave up dharmic religions like Buddhism, Shivism, Vaishvism despise anything that is native. You have converted to Islam and have adopt the cultures of the Islamic invaders. It is just amusing when you keep claiming Indus valley civilization and Sanskrit derived languages as something out of subcontinent and superior to the others in other parts of the subcontinent.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

How much "chinese" is the Tarim Basin, the Uyghur region?

Well at the present and over the preceding centuries the dominant goup there is the Uighur who are Turkic race and similar to Kazaks. I know some Kazaks in UK. They speak a Turkic language and have some Chinese or slight Mongolian look about them. As regards Tarim Basin Chinese Empires have held sway over Tarim basin for considerable number of centuries. At present of course there is large number of ethnic Chinese who have moved to Tarim Basin.

 

[StraightShooter]

Okay. I can't be bothered with this rubbish. Every serious student of languages clearly categorize Dravidian as a separate language family. Now if you want you can even claim Tibetan or Austroloid languages as Sanskrit in some vain attempt to create unity of civilization. No more on this as this thread will derail.

I am not disputing that chart but dravidian languages use the same grammar as Sanskrit. Only the script is different.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

have either moved into India

Yeh. Yeh. Go on a fantasy trip. So they all bought Air India tickets and moved to Mumbai slums. I know.

You have converted to Islam

So we have. What business is that of yours. Non. If I convert to Christiniaty tomorrow I don't lose my rights to my dads property or heritage. Everything changes over time. Look at the Greeks. Look at the Egyptians.

 

[StraightShooter]

Yeh. Yeh. Go on a fantasy trip. So they all bought Air India tickets and moved to Mumbai slums. I know.


So we have. What business is that of yours. Non. If I convert to Christiniaty tomorrow I don't lose my rights to my dads property or heritage. Everything changes over time. Look at the Greeks. Look at the Egyptians.

My point is Panini gave Sanskrit not Arabic or Persian. Hence we claim legacy to Panini on the other hand you gave up everything that he created in both letter and spirit.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

My point is Panini gave Sanskrit not Arabic or Persian. Hence we claim legacy to Panini on the other hand you gave up everything that he created in both letter and spirit.

Oh niggers from Jamaica speak English but that does not mean anything. Even if English gave up speaking English it would always be their heritage - others might copy but it won't be their heritage. And 99.9% of Indian's don't even speak Sanskrit. Evolved languages like Sindhi or Punjabi have Sanskrit roots with Pashto having Avestan roots so they all tie together. So I have no idea what you are paddling here. Like I say always. You Gangas or Dravids don't have anything so you stick your grubby hand on our heritage and come up with pathetic excuses so you can feel it is your heritage like the silly claim you made earlier "about moving to India". Enough of this rubbish. Take pride in your own ancestors please.

 

[StraightShooter]

How much "chinese" is the Tarim Basin, the Uyghur region?

Oh niggers from Jamaica speak English but that does not mean anything. Even if English gave up speaking English it would always be their heritage - others might copy but it won't be their heritage. And 99.9% of Indian's don't even speak Sanskrit. Evolved languages like Sindhi or Punjabi have Sanskrit roots with Pashto having Avestan roots so they all tie together. So I have no idea what you are paddling here. Like I say always. You Gangas or Dravids don't have anything so you stick your grubby hand on our heritage and come up with pathetic excuses so you can feel it is your heritage like the silly claim you made earlier "about moving to India". Enough of this rubbish. Take pride in your own ancestors please.

Incorrect analogy. The correct analogy is that not many people speak Latin in Europe but that does mean a Pakistani learning Latin can claim its legacy. Latin will always remain a European language.

 

[Pangu]

Pakistan & China had much interaction way back to the ancient Silk Road. Present day CPEC is the continuation & improvement of what our ancestors has conceived. Fascinating to see this Kharosthi script. It looks very clean & proper.

 

[jetray]

No. Dravidian languages do not have root in Sanskrit and you should know that.

lol, I speak all the 3 languages and you say they arent derived from sanskrit.
There is only contention about Tamil being considered distinct and rest of them are derived from sanskrit.

We had british changing the history now we have british pakistani doing the same.