What Was the Major Purpose of Sanskrit After It Declined

Multiple Choice

What was the major purpose of Sanskrit after it declined as a spoken language?

A) To serve as a base for the languages that developed afterward.
B) To issue edicts of law, particularly religious law.
C) To be spoken by the elites as a form of their status.
D) To be used as the language of bureaucracy and literary expression.
E) To serve as the main language for religious ritual.