Prakrit (/ ˈ p r ɑː k r ɪ t / [a]) is a group of vernacular classical Middle Indo-Aryan languages that were used in the Indian subcontinent from around the 5th century BCE to the 12th century CE. …

Brāhmī was used to write a variety of languages, including Sanskrit and Prakrit. Type of writing system: Abugida / Syllabic Alphabet - each letter represents a consonant with an inherent …

Prakrit languages, Middle Indo-Aryan languages known from inscriptions, literary works, and grammarians’ descriptions. Prakrit languages are related to Sanskrit but differ from and are …

These words referred both to the distinct speech-sounds of Sanskrit (that is, roughly, its phonemes) and to its syllables. That is because, in the scripts in which Sanskrit has historically …

Sanskrit and Prakrit (in Devanagari script) When Sanskrit is written in another script, the corresponding letters in that script are transliterated according to this table.

The most prominent form of Prakrit is Ardhamāgadhı̄, associated with the ancient kingdom of Magadha, in modern Bihar, and the subsequent Mauryan Empire. Mahāvı̄ra, the founder of …

During this time, Prakrit was Sanskrit’s other, and the two languages were constantly used in opposition and complementarity to each othe. This course will begin with a brief overview of …

Prakrits, called the “Middle Indo-Aryan Languages”, true to their name, are the link between the so called “Old Indo-Aryan Languages” i.e. the ancient Indian languages and the “New Indo-Aryan …

Prakrit languages, often overshadowed by the grandeur of Sanskrit, hold a critical place in the linguistic, religious, and cultural history of India. As the languages of the people, Prakrits were …

We begin by reading some of the programmatic verses about Prakrit that are always found in anthologies of Prakrit poems, including verses from the Sattasaī, Chappaṇṇayagāhāō, and …