Maharashtri Prakrit
E22444
Maharashtri Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language historically used in western and central India, especially in classical poetry and drama, and is a key ancestor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maharashtri Prakrit canonical | 12 |
| Maharashtri Apabhramsa | 1 |
| Maharashtri Apabhramsha | 1 |
| Maharashtri Prākrit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T176518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maharashtri Prakrit Context triple: [Marathi language, hasAncestor, Maharashtri Prakrit]
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A.
Gandhari Prakrit
Gandhari Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of northwestern South Asia, known from Buddhist texts and inscriptions written in the Kharoṣṭhī script.
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B.
Marathi language
Marathi language is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra and surrounding regions, with a rich literary tradition and official status in the state.
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C.
Maithili
Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the eastern Indian state of Bihar and neighboring regions, with a rich literary tradition and official recognition in India.
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D.
Gujarati
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat and by Gujarati communities worldwide.
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E.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maharashtri Prakrit Target entity description: Maharashtri Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language historically used in western and central India, especially in classical poetry and drama, and is a key ancestor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
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A.
Gandhari Prakrit
Gandhari Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language of northwestern South Asia, known from Buddhist texts and inscriptions written in the Kharoṣṭhī script.
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B.
Marathi language
Marathi language is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra and surrounding regions, with a rich literary tradition and official status in the state.
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C.
Maithili
Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the eastern Indian state of Bihar and neighboring regions, with a rich literary tradition and official recognition in India.
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D.
Gujarati
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat and by Gujarati communities worldwide.
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E.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, foundational to Hindu religious texts and classical Indian literature, and a key source for many modern South Asian languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
Prakrit language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Maharashtri
ⓘ
Maharashtri Apabhramsha (in some traditional classifications) ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Konkani language
ⓘ
linked to:
Konkani
Marathi language ⓘ some modern Indo-Aryan languages of western India ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Magadhi Prakrit
ⓘ
Shauraseni Prakrit ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Indo-Aryan period
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Indo-Aryan
|
| influenced |
early Konkani literature
ⓘ
early Marathi literature ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | does not have a modern ISO 639-1 code ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticStage | middle stage between Vedic Sanskrit and New Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key ancestor of Marathi
ⓘ
extensive use in classical Sanskrit dramas for certain characters ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Old Indo-Aryan (Vedic Sanskrit)
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Indo-Aryan
|
| region |
Deccan region
ⓘ
linked to:
Deccan Plateau
Maharashtra region ⓘ
linked to:
Maharashtra
|
| roleInTradition | important literary Prakrit in classical India ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Central India
ⓘ
Western India ⓘ |
| stageOf | historical development of Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| status | historical language ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
Indo-European language ⓘ Indo-Iranian language ⓘ |
| successor | Apabhramsha varieties of western India ⓘ |
| timeDepth | roughly 1st millennium BCE to early 2nd millennium CE as a literary language ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
phonological changes from Old Indo-Aryan vowels
ⓘ
reduction of Sanskrit case system ⓘ simplified consonant clusters compared to Sanskrit ⓘ use of postpositions instead of some Sanskrit case endings ⓘ |
| usedBy |
classical Indian dramatists
ⓘ
classical Indian poets ⓘ |
| usedIn |
classical drama
ⓘ
classical poetry ⓘ religious literature ⓘ secular literature ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
courtly poetry
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Brahmi script
ⓘ
various regional Brahmi-derived scripts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maharashtri Prakrit Description of subject: Maharashtri Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language historically used in western and central India, especially in classical poetry and drama, and is a key ancestor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maharashtri Prakrit
subject linked to:
Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī)
linked to: Maharashtri Prakrit
linked to: Maharashtri Prakrit
subject linked to:
Satavahana king Hāla