Sauraseni

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A Dramatic Prakrit, Sauraseni was the chief language of northern medieval India, evolving into the Hindi language complex and Punjabi. All the Jainacharya belong to Digambara Jain sect had written their epics in Sauraseni, like shatkandaagama and ksyaayapahud are in the same language and these are the venerable epics by the Jainas.

[edit] See also

• Apabhramsha
• Prakrit

[edit] External Pages that discuss Sauraseni

• A brief description of the language
• A forum thread which includes a discussion on the "dramatic" languages

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