Prakrit Language Introduction
Prakrit Language Introduction
Prakrit Language Introduction
development of
Prakrit LanguAge
1) Ancient Indo Aryan Languages – 1600 BC to 600 BC
• Two Stages:
• a) Mahārāṣtrī
• b) Māgadhī
• c) Paiśacī
Age of Apabhraṃśa – 600 AD to 1200 AD
3) Mahārāṣtrī literature
4) Śaurasenī in Dramas
5) Māgadhī
6) Paiśacī
7) Apabhraṃśa
Types of literature
1) आगम साहहत्य ६) मुक्तक काव्य
५) चररत काव्य
Similarities in Pali and Prakrit language
1) 8 vowels are accepted
2) ऐ, औ, ऋ, ल ृ gets omitted
3) Instead of ॠ one of the vowels is used
from अ, इ, उ
4) Visarga (:) does not find in both
5) Dual form is not available
6) Forms of words in chaturthi and shashthi
are same
7) स is found in place of श and ष
पागदस्स वण्णमाला
सरमाला
अआइईउऊएओ
ववंजणं
क ख ग घ ङ
च छ ज झ ञ
ट ठ ड ढ ण
त थ द ध न
प फ ब भ म
य र ल व स
ह ंं (अनुस्वार) ं (अनुनाहसक)
धण्णवाओ