Shauraseni Prakrit
| Śaurasenī Prākṛt | |
|---|---|
| Brahmi: 𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻 Devanagari: शौरसेनी | |
| Region | India |
| Era | c. 5th century BCE |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | psu |
| Glottolog | saur1252 |
Shauraseni was a spoken vernacular since around the 5th century BCE and the parent language of the Western Hindi Dialects of Hindusthani, Khariboli , Brajbasha, and Bundeli.[1]
Many Dramatic writings were made in Shauraseni, leading it to be called A Dramatic Prakrit, Shauraseni was the chief language used in drama in northern medieval India. Most of the material in this language originates from the 3rd to 10th centuries.
Jain acharyas belonging to the Digambara sect wrote in Shauraseni. The Ṣaṭkhaṅḍāgama and the Ksyaayapahud are two major Jain epics in Shauraseni.[citation needed]
Relation with other Prakrits
Shauraseni is said to be the most similar to Classical Sanskrit out of all the Prakrits.[2]: 4
See also
References
- ^ http://linguistlist.org/forms/langs/LLDescription.cfm?code=psu
- ^ Woolner, Alfred C. "Introduction to Prakrit". Calcutta: University of the Punjab. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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