One text in this language sees a god shatter a serpent's 99 forts in order to release water into the rivers.
One text in this language sees a god shatter a serpent's 99 forts in order to release water into the rivers. Schools of thought differ on the interpretation of the sentence "thou art that," or tat tvam asi, in this language's liturgy. Some hymns in this language address a god who eats offerings of clarified butter with his tongues of flame; others describe the brewing of the beverage soma. Interpretive texts called Upanishads were written in this language, along with hymns to Agni and the storm god Indra. For 10 points, name this ancient Indian language used to write the Vedas.
One text in this language sees a god shatter a serpent's 99 forts in order to release water into the rivers.
Sanskrit [or Samskrta; accept Vedic Sanskrit early; prompt on "Vedic" at the end]