| Shauraseni Prakrit | |
|---|---|
| Śaurasenī Prākṛta | |
| 𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻 (Brahmi) | |
| Region | Indian subcontinent |
| Era | c. 3rd to 10th centuries AD |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | psu |
| Glottolog | saur1252 |
Shauraseni Prakrit (Sanskrit:शौरसेनी प्राकृत,romanized: Śaurasenī Prākṛta) was aMiddle Indo-Aryan language and aDramatic Prakrit. Shauraseni was the chieflanguage used in drama inmedievalnorthern 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]
Among thePrakrits, Shauraseni is said to be the one most closely related toClassical Sanskrit in that it "is derived from the Old Indian Indo-Aryan dialect of theMadhyadeśa on which Classical Sanskrit was mainly based."[2]: 3–4 Its descendants includePunjabi,Lahnda,Sindhi,[3]Gujarati,Rajasthani, andWestern Hindi.[4]
{{cite book}}:|journal= ignored (help)The outer languages descend from various sources: The Eastern group from Magadhi Prakrit, Marathi from Maharastri Prakrit (which was a sub-division of Ardha-Māgadhi Prakrit, leaning more towards Māgadhi than Sauraseni), while Sindhi and Lahnda, whose early histories are not entirely clear, seem to be derived from Apabhramsas which show Sauraseni influence .
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