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Prakrit (also transliterated as Pracrit) (Sanskrit: prākṛta प्राकृत Shauraseni:pāuda पाउद Maharashtri:pāua पाउअ) is the name for any of several Middle Indo-Aryan vernacular languages derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages particularly from Sanskrit.The Ardhamagadhi language (half Magadhi) an archaic form of the Magadhi language which was used extensively to write Jain scriptures is often considered to be the definitive form of Prakrit while others are considered variants thereof.
