alleryWhich language, an ancestor of modern Marathi, was adopted as a courtly language by the Satavahanas?
APali language
BMaharashtri Prakrit
CClassical Tamil
DGandhari Prakrit
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Maharashtri Prakrit
1. Most Satavahana inscriptions use a Middle Indo-Aryan language.
2. Maharashtri Prakrit was adopted as a courtly or official language.
3. It is considered an ancestor of Marathi; Pali, Tamil and Gandhari are not given this role.
_Source: Wikipedia, Satavahana dynasty, Language_
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