Shauraseni Prakrit (Sanskrit: शौरसेनी प्राकृत, romanized: Śaurasenī Prākṛta) was a Middle Indo-Aryan language and a Dramatic Prakrit. Shauraseni was the chief language used in drama in medieval northern 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.
| 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 |
Among the Prakrits, Shauraseni is said to be the one most closely related to Classical Sanskrit in that it "is derived from the Old Indian Indo-Aryan dialect of the Madhyadeśa on which Classical Sanskrit was mainly based.": 3–4 Its descendants include Punjabi, Saraiki, Hindko, Pahari, Sindhi, Gujarati, Rajasthani, and Western Hindi.
See also
- Saurashtra language
- Apabhraṃśa
- Prakrit
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