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. …

Brahmi (/ ˈbrɑːmi / BRAH-mee; 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀻; ISO: Brāhmī) is a writing system from ancient India [2] that appeared as a fully developed script in the 3rd century BCE. [3] . Its …

Ashoka used the expression Dhaṃma Lipi (Prakrit in the Brahmi script: 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺, "Inscriptions of the Dharma ") to describe his own Edicts. [2] . These inscriptions were …

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 …

2024年10月6日 · If Sanskrit emerged before Prakrit, how come Prakrit inscriptions predate Sanskrit inscriptions? This is a linguistic paradox that has been extensively studied and …

2025年3月6日 · लिपि • (lipi) f. Borrowed from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), from an older form 𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dipi), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/⁠tippi⁠/), from …

This course will begin with a brief overview of the Prakrit literary tradition, and then of Prakrit grammar and metrics. We will then commence reading a selection of texts representing three …

2025年3月1日 · Lipi (लिपि) refers to “syllables” (with the sound of Bindu), as described in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both …

2024年2月17日 · Originating before our era, Prakrit evolved into a literary language by the first century CE and maintained its prominence until the British colonial period. With various …

2019年1月28日 · Lipi is the record in writing of the utterances by mouth. There are scientific and non-scientific statements about the origin of lipi. In the beginning people used figures of …