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The 21 pages that link to Prakrit, each with the reason it gives.

• SanskritCompared with: Prakrits often appear alongside Sanskrit in literature and inscriptions, with different social roles.

• AshokaRelated: Many major edicts used regional Prakrit forms, making royal messages accessible to local populations.

• Indo-Aryan languagesRelated: Prakrits show how spoken forms developed alongside Sanskrit traditions.

• Vedic SanskritCompared with: These later vernacular languages differ from Vedic Sanskrit in sound and grammatical structure.

• PaliRelated: Pali shares features with Prakrits but is not simply identical to any one known Prakrit.

• Brahmi scriptRelated: Many early Brahmi inscriptions record Prakrit, including the edicts of Ashoka.

• Punjabi languageRelated: Middle Indo-Aryan speech forms provide historical background to Punjabi’s development.

• Edicts of AshokaRelated: Many edicts use regional Prakrit forms rather than elite literary Sanskrit.

• Pallava dynastyRelated: Early Pallava records in Prakrit provide evidence for the dynasty’s formative period.

• Sanskrit dramaRelated: Many Sanskrit plays assign Prakrit speech to characters alongside Sanskrit dialogue.

• Satavahana dynastyRelated: Many Satavahana inscriptions used Prakrit, making it central to the dynasty’s public record.

• IndologyRelated: Prakrit sources broaden Indology beyond the elite Sanskrit textual record.

• ApabhraṃśaRelated: Apabhraṃśa varieties developed from earlier Prakrits.

• Sindhi languageRelated: Sindhi’s historical development is understood within the transition from Middle to New Indo-Aryan.

• HemachandraRelated: Hemachandra studied and composed in Prakrit as well as Sanskrit.

• DhivehiNarrower topic: Dhivehi’s ancestry is traced through Middle Indo-Aryan speech forms.

• KundakundaRelated: Kundakunda’s principal works are composed in a literary Prakrit.

• Sinhala languageRelated: Sinhala developed from an Indo-Aryan vernacular related to the Prakrit languages.

• ManipravalamCompared with: Prakrits provide another Indo-Aryan literary tradition, distinct from Manipravalam's Malayalam-Sanskrit blend.

• Pillars of AshokaRelated: Several pillar edicts use regional forms of Prakrit rather than classical Sanskrit.

• ShudrakaRelated: Characters in Sanskrit drama often speak Prakrit according to social and dramatic convention.