page_title: Prakrit
hierarchical_section_title: Prakrit
caption_attribution_description: English: Word for Prakrit Praakritee in the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana 532 CE
context_page_description: The Prakrits are a group of vernacular Middle Indo-Aryan languages used in India from around the 3rd century BCE to the 8th century CE. The term Prakrit is usually applied to the middle period of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, excluding earlier inscriptions and the later Pali. The Prakrits were used contemporaneously with the prestigious Classical Sanskrit of higher social classes. Prākṛta literally means "natural", as opposed to saṃskṛta, which literally means "constructed" or "refined".
context_section_description: The Prakrits (/ˈprɑːkrɪt/; Early Brahmi Sanskrit: 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀓𑀾𑀢, prākṛta; Devanagari Sanskrit: प्राकृत, prākṛta; Shauraseni: pāuda; Jain Prakrit: pāua; Kannada: pāgada) are a group of vernacular Middle Indo-Aryan languages used in India from around the 3rd century BCE to the 8th century CE. The term Prakrit is usually applied to the middle period of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, excluding earlier inscriptions and the later Pali. The Prakrits were used contemporaneously with the prestigious Classical Sanskrit of higher social classes. Prākṛta literally means "natural", as opposed to saṃskṛta, which literally means "constructed" or "refined".
caption: Word for "Prakrit" (here Prā-kṛ-te) in Late Brahmi script in the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana, 532 CE[2]
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