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Prakrit

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Middle Indo-Aryan language ancient language group of languages

Prakrit is a group of ancient Middle Indo-Aryan languages historically used in religious and literary texts, especially in Jain, Buddhist, and early Hindu traditions.

Aliases (3)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Middle Indo-Aryan language → ancient language → group of languages →
associatedWithReligion	Buddhism → Hinduism → Jainism →
characterizedBy	simplified morphology compared to Sanskrit → simplified phonology compared to Sanskrit →
contrastedWith	Classical Sanskrit →
follows	Old Indo-Aryan → Vedic Sanskrit →
hasVariety	Ardhamagadhi Prakrit → Jain Maharashtri → Jain Prakrit → Jain Shauraseni → Magadhi Prakrit → Maharashtri Prakrit → Paisaci Prakrit → Shauraseni Prakrit →
influenced	Bihari languages → Gujarati → Hindi → Marathi → Rajasthani → other modern Indo-Aryan languages →
linguisticStageOf	Indo-Aryan language continuum →
precedes	Apabhraṃśa → New Indo-Aryan languages →
subclassOf	Indo-Aryan languages → Indo-European languages → Indo-Iranian languages →
usedBy	Buddhist monks → Jain monks → classical Indian dramatists →
usedFor	drama → inscriptions → literary texts → poetry → religious texts →
usedIn	South Asia → ancient India →
usedInPeriod	Middle Indo-Aryan period → circa 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE →
usedInTextType	Buddhist texts → Jain canonical literature → early Hindu texts →
usedInWork	Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī) → Jain Agamas → early inscriptions of Indian subcontinent →
writingSystem	Brahmi script → Kharosthi script → various regional scripts →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kawi language ("Prakrit languages") →	influencedBy
Tirthankaras →	languageOfEarlyTradition
Shravikas →	languageOfTerm
Old Malay →	lexicalInfluenceFrom
Shauraseni Prakrit ("Prakrits") →	partOf
Jainism →	scriptureLanguage
Gandhari Prakrit ("Prakrit language") →	subclassOf
Brahmi script ("Prakrit languages") →	usedFor