<P> The study of Sanskrit in the West began in the 17th century . In the early 19th century, Arthur Schopenhauer drew attention to Vedic texts, specifically the Upanishads . The importance of Vedic Sanskrit for Indo - European studies was also recognized in the early 19th century . English translations of the Samhitas were published in the later 19th century, in the Sacred Books of the East series edited by Müller between 1879 and 1910 . Ralph T.H. Griffith also presented English translations of the four Samhitas, published 1889 to 1899 . </P> <P> Voltaire regarded Vedas to be exceptional, he remarked that: </P> <P> The Veda was the most precious gift for which the West had ever been indebted to the East . </P> <P> Rigveda manuscripts were selected for inscription in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2007 . </P>

Explain the introduction and development of vedic literature