Hindu literature - a brief note.

Hindu literature (sanskrit Vedic scriptures) can be divided into two categories: Shruti–that which is revealed and Smriti–that which is remembered. The Vedas constituting shruti, are considered sacred scripture, divinely revealed. Later texts like the various shastras and the itihaasas form smriti. Holding an ambiguous position between the Upanishads of the Vedas and the epics, the Bhagavad Gita is considered to be revealed scripture as shruti, by most Hindus today. All shruti scriptures are composed in Sanskrit. Much of the morphology inherent in the learning of Sanskrit is inextricably linked to the study of the Vedas and other early texts