Shauraseni Prakrit

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Shauraseni Prakrit
Śaurasenī
Brahmi: 𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻
RegionIndia
Erac. 3rd to 10th centuries AD
Language codes
ISO 639-3psu
Glottologsaur1252

Shauraseni Prakrit (

Middle Indo-Aryan language and a Dramatic Prakrit. Shauraseni was the chief language used in drama in medieval northern India. Most of the material in this language originates from the 3rd to 10th centuries, and represented a regional language variety with minor modifications to the same linguistic substratum as other Dramatic Prakrit varieties.[1] It may be based on the spoken vernacular around the 2nd century BC in the ancient state of Surasena
.

Among the

Madhyadeśa on which Classical Sanskrit was mainly based."[2]: 3–4  Its descendants include the Western Hindi branch of the Central Indo-Aryan language family.[3]

See also

References

  1. Wikidata Q120550567. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help
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  2. ^ Woolner, Alfred C. "Introduction to Prakrit". Calcutta: University of the Punjab. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Sauraseni Prakrit - MultiTree".[dead link]
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