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The following are the important features of vaidika samskrit bhasha (वैदिकसंस्कृतभाषा) which differentiates it from the laukika bhasha that has been in vogue since recent centuries. Some of these features are completely lost from the laukika bhasha.

Vaidika Bhasha Lakshana (Samskrit: वैदिकभाषाविशेषलक्षणम्) involves outlining those qualities of vaidika samskrit bhasha (वैदिकसंस्कृतभाषा) which differentiates it from the laukika bhasha that has been in vogue since recent centuries. Some of these features are completely lost from the laukika bhasha.

 

Earlier vedic seers took great efforts to preserve the oral tradition and as a part of that they built the structure of the [[Vedic Language (वैदिकभाषा)|Vedic Language]] explaining the different nuances of phonetics (such as intonation, pitch, time of utterance of the sound), the akshara (अक्षरम् | letter) and related structural  aspects of language including the pada (पदम् | word), vakya (वाक्यम् | sentence) and finally a huge array of grammatical rules involving the tenses, vibhaktis, pratyayas among other important things.

===स्वराः ॥ Svaras===

===स्वराः ॥ Svaras===

*The invariable presence of Udatta (उदात्तः) and other svaras in vaidika bhasha is a foremost differentiating feature from traditional Samskrit.

*The invariable presence of Udatta (उदात्तः) Anudatta (अनुदात्तः) Svarita (स्वरित) svaras in vaidika bhasha is a foremost differentiating feature from traditional Samskrit.

*Usage of Svaras gives a musical tinge to the veda mantras, while such an attempt in traditional samskrit is not seen (chandas is applicable).<ref name=":4">Upadhyaya, Baldev. (1958) ''[https://archive.org/details/VaidikSahityaBaldevUpadhyaya1958 Vaidik Sahitya]''.</ref>

*Usage of Svaras gives a musical tinge to the veda mantras, while such an attempt in traditional samskrit is not seen (chandas is applicable).<ref name=":4">Upadhyaya, Baldev. (1958) ''[https://archive.org/details/VaidikSahityaBaldevUpadhyaya1958 Vaidik Sahitya]''.</ref>

===मात्रा ॥ Matra===

===मात्रा ॥ Matra===