The Dramatic Prakrits are the three main dialects of Prakrit, used extensively in Ancient Indian literature. Prakrit (also transliterated as Pracrit) ( Sanskrit: prākṛta प्राकृत (from pra-kṛti प्रकृति according to one This article is about the history of South Asia prior to the Partition of British India in 1947 The term "dramatic" is used because the main record of these languages is in the speech of minor characters in the Sanskrit drama. Drama as a distinct genre of Sanskrit literature emerges in the final centuries BC although its exact origins remain unknown These are always accompanied by Sanskrit translations, and are therefore a useful resource in tracing the history of the Indo-Aryan languages.
Maharashtri Prakrit was used in the southwestern regions of Ancient India, later evolving into the Southern Indo-Aryan languages, including Marathi and Konkani. Maharashtri (महाराष्ट्री प्राकृत is a language of ancient and medieval India, descended from Sanskrit, and spoken in what is The Indo-Aryan languages include some 210 ( SIL estimate languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India. Konkani ( Devanāgarī: कोंकणी Roman: Konknni Kannada: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ Malayalam: കൊങ്കണി IAST
Sauraseni Prakrit was used in north-central India, later evolving into the Central Indo-Aryan languages, including Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and Gujarati, among others. A Dramatic Prakrit, Sauraseni was the chief Language of northern Medieval India, evolving into the Hindi language complex Punjabi The Indo-Aryan languages include some 210 ( SIL estimate languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ?
Magadhi Prakrit was used in eastern India, later evolving into the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, including Bengali, Assamese, Oriya, and the Bihari languages (Bhojpuri, modern Magadhi, Maithili, etc. Magadhi Prakrit is of one of the three Dramatic Prakrits the written languages of Ancient India after the decline of Sanskrit as an official language The Indo-Aryan languages include some 210 ( SIL estimate languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the Assamese (অসমীয়া) (ɔxɔmija is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language, spoken mainly in the state of Assam in North-East Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ oṛiā) is one of the Indian Languages mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa. Bihari is a name given to the western group of Eastern Indic languages, spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India. Bhojpuri ( is a regional language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India. The Magadhi language (also known as मगही Magahi is a language spoken by 17449446 people in India. Maithili (मैथिली Maithilī) is a language spoken in the eastern part of India, mainly in the Indian state of Bihar ), among others.
See also
- Apabhramsha