Hi Jen: The language of the so-called Aryans was an early form of Sanskrit that is preserved in the earliest hymns in the Rig Veda ... and prayers, the Gathas, is so close to Rig Vedic Sanskrit ...

Rig veda that contains descriptive ‘Rik’s define ... Tamas is murkiness and darkness. The next prayer is for moving self from darkness to light. Light is wisdom, light is wisdom filled ...