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{{Short description|Ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language}}
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| name            = Shauraseni Prakrit
| name            = Shauraseni Prakrit
| altname          = Śaurasenī
| altname          = Śaurasenī Prākṛta
| nativename      = [[Brahmi]]: 𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻
| nativename      = {{lang|psu-Brah|𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻}} ([[Brahmi]])
| region          = [[India]]
| region          = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| era              = c. 2nd century BCE
| era              = c. 3rd to 10th centuries AD
| familycolor      = Indo-European
| familycolor      = Indo-European
| fam2            = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam2            = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam3            = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
| fam3            = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
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| iso3            = psu
| iso3            = psu
| glotto          = saur1252
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'''Shauraseni Prakrit''' ({{Lang-sa|शौरसेनी प्राकृत}}, {{IAST|Śaurasenī Prākṛta}}) was a [[Middle Indo-Aryan language]] and a [[Dramatic Prakrit]]. Shauraseni was the chief [[language]] used in drama in northern [[middle kingdoms of India|medieval India]]. Most of the material in this language originates from the 3rd to 10th centuries, though it was probably a spoken vernacular around the 2nd century BCE in the ancient state of [[Surasena]]. Among the [[Prakrit]]s, Shauraseni is said to be the one most closely related to [[Classical Sanskrit]] in that it "is derived from the Old Indian [[Indo-Aryan languages|[= Indo-Aryan] dialect]] of the [[Madhyadesa|Madhyadeśa]] on which Classical Sanskrit was mainly based."<ref name="woolner">{{cite web|last1=Woolner|first1=Alfred C.|title=Introduction to Prakrit|url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontopr00woolrich|publisher=University of the Punjab|accessdate=2 March 2016|location=Calcutta}}</ref>{{rp|3-4}} Its descendants include the languages of the [[Hindi Belt]], the Central Zone of modern Indo-Aryan or [[Hindi languages]], the standard registers of the [[Hindustani language]] based on the [[Delhi dialect]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://linguistlist.org/forms/langs/LLDescription.cfm?code=psu|title = Sauraseni Prakrit - MultiTree}}</ref>
'''Shauraseni Prakrit''' ({{langx|sa|शौरसेनी प्राकृत}}, {{IAST3|Śaurasenī Prākṛta}}, {{IPA|sa|ɕɐurɐɕseːniː praːkr̩t̪ɐ}}) was a [[Middle Indo-Aryan language]] and a [[Dramatic Prakrit]]. Shauraseni was the chief [[language]] used in drama in [[middle kingdoms of India|medieval]] [[North India|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.<ref name="ollett">{{cite book |last=Ollett |first=Andrew |title=Language of the Snakes: Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the Language Order of Premodern India |chapter=5: Figuring Prakrit |chapter-url=https://www.luminosoa.org/chapters/m/10.1525/luminos.37.e |doi=10.1525/luminos.37.e |date=2017-10-10 |pp=111-140 |isbn=978-0-520-96881-3}} {{Q|Q120550567}}.</ref>  


==See also==
Among the [[Prakrit]]s, 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 [[Madhyadesa|Madhyadeśa]] on which Classical Sanskrit was mainly based."<ref name="woolner">{{cite web|last1=Woolner|first1=Alfred C.|title=Introduction to Prakrit|url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontopr00woolrich|publisher=University of the Punjab|accessdate=2 March 2016|location=Calcutta}}</ref>{{rp|3-4}} Its descendants include [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] ([[Hindi]]–[[Urdu]]), [[Gujarati languages|Gujarati]], [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], [[Hindko]], [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pahari]], and  [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mesthrie |first=Rajend |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUEiEAAAQBAJ&dq=en&pg=PA15 |title=Language in Indenture: A Sociolinguistic History of Bhojpuri-Hindi in South Africa |date=2018-09-14 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-429-78579-5 |pages=15 |language=en |quote=The outer languages descend from various sources: The Eastern group from Magadhi Prakrit, Marathi from Maharastri Prakrit (which was a sub-division of Ardha-Māgadhi Prakrit, leaning more towards Māgadhi than Śauraseni), while Sindhi and Lahnda, whose early histories are not entirely clear, seem to be derived from Apabhramsas which show Śauraseni influence.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HmfEEAAAQBAJ|title=Window to Ancient India : A Tryst with Ancient Science & Philosophy Part II : Languages, Linguistic Systems and Indian Logic System vis-a-vis the Greeks|page=68|first=Satish|last=Joglekar|date=10 June 2023 |publisher=StoryMirror Infotech Pvt |isbn=978-93-90267-91-0 }}</ref>
*[[Saurashtra language]]
*[[Apabhraṃśa]]
*[[Prakrit]]


==References==
== See also ==
* [[Saurashtra language]]
* [[Apabhraṃśa]]
* [[Prakrit]]
 
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 22 March 2026


Shauraseni Prakrit
Śaurasenī Prākṛta
𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻 (Brahmi)
RegionIndian subcontinent
Erac. 3rd to 10th centuries AD
Language codes
ISO 639-3psu
Glottologsaur1252

Shauraseni Prakrit (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., IAST: Śaurasenī Prākṛta, sa) 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.[1]

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."[2]:3–4 Its descendants include Hindustani (HindiUrdu), Gujarati, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Saraiki, Hindko, Pahari, and Sindhi.[3][4]

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  1. Ollett, Andrew (10 October 2017). "5: Figuring Prakrit". Language of the Snakes: Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the Language Order of Premodern India. pp. 111–140. doi:10.1525/luminos.37.e. ISBN 978-0-520-96881-3. Lua error in Module:Wd at line 2250: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (Q120550567).
  2. Woolner, Alfred C. "Introduction to Prakrit". Calcutta: University of the Punjab. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. Mesthrie, Rajend (14 September 2018). Language in Indenture: A Sociolinguistic History of Bhojpuri-Hindi in South Africa. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-429-78579-5. The outer languages descend from various sources: The Eastern group from Magadhi Prakrit, Marathi from Maharastri Prakrit (which was a sub-division of Ardha-Māgadhi Prakrit, leaning more towards Māgadhi than Śauraseni), while Sindhi and Lahnda, whose early histories are not entirely clear, seem to be derived from Apabhramsas which show Śauraseni influence.
  4. Joglekar, Satish (10 June 2023). Window to Ancient India : A Tryst with Ancient Science & Philosophy Part II : Languages, Linguistic Systems and Indian Logic System vis-a-vis the Greeks. StoryMirror Infotech Pvt. p. 68. ISBN 978-93-90267-91-0.