Comparing Sanskrit to the status of Latin in 17th CE is bit disingenuous and a sign of presentism. Sanskrit enjoyed scholarship since 6th BCE and it was preval

Comparing Sanskrit to the status of Latin in 17th CE is bit disingenuous and a sign of presentism. Sanskrit enjoyed scholarship since 6th BCE and it was prevalent and commonly used for more than a millennia after that. The various inscriptions found across the subcontinent, and meant for common people are in Sanskrit which disproves this idea that it was not widely used.