Prakrit (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Any of the modern Indic languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Many Prakrit languages eventually developed into modern Indo-Aryan languages, including Hindi, Bengali, and Punjabi.
- Hindi originated from Shauraseni Prakrit and emerged as a distinct language over time.
- A major factor that led to the rise of modern Indo-Aryan languages was the evolution from their Prakrit forms.
- In some Indian literary traditions, authors chose to write in Prakrit rather than in classical Sanskrit.
- Apabhramsha, the latest phase of Prakrit, contributed to the formation of the earliest versions of the modern Indian languages.