‘Ashtadhyayi’ of Panini was written in:

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (A) Sanskrit

Explanation:
• The 'Ashtadhyayi' (meaning 'Eight Chapters') is an ancient foundational text of Sanskrit grammar.
• It was composed by the great Indian grammarian Panini around the 6th to 4th century BCE.

Information Booster:
• It consists of nearly 4,000 sutras (rules) that define the morphology, syntax, and semantics of the Sanskrit language.
• Panini's work essentially stabilized the Sanskrit language into what is now known as Classical Sanskrit.

Additional Knowledge:
• Tamil (Option B): Famous for ancient Sangam literature, such as the grammatical text Tolkappiyam.
• Bengali (Option C): An Indo-Aryan language that developed much later, around 1000-1200 CE.
• Hindi (Option D): Evolved significantly later from Apabhramsha and Prakrit, finalizing its modern form during medieval and modern India.