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prakrit

prakrit


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prakrit  \Pra"krit\,  n.  [Skr.  pr[=a]k[.r]ta  original,  natural, 
  usual,  common,  vulgar.] 
  Any  one  of  the  popular  dialects  descended  from  or  akin  to 
  Sanskrit;  --  in  distinction  from  the  Sanskrit,  which  was  used 
  as  a  literary  and  learned  language  when  no  longer  spoken  by 
  the  people.  Pali  is  one  of  the  Prakrit  dialects.