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241:, an epithet which can be interpreted either as a "dead language" (i.e. with no surviving speakers), or as "a language spoken by the dead" (i.e. ghouls or ghosts), the former interpretation being more realistic and the latter being the more fanciful. Evidence which lends support to the former interpretation is that literature in Paiśācī is fragmentary and extremely rare but may have been once common. 244:
The Siddha-Hema-Śabdanuśāśana, a grammar treatise written by Rev. Acharya Hemachandraacharya, includes six languages: Sanskrit, the "standard" Prakrit (virtually Maharashtri Prakrit), Shauraseni, Magahi, Paiśācī, the otherwise-unattested Cūlikāpaiśācī and Apabhraṃśa (virtually Gurjar Apabhraṃśa,
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grammars of antiquity. It is generally grouped with the Prakrits, with which it shares some linguistic similarities, but is still not considered a spoken Prakrit by the grammarians because it was purely a literary language, and because of its archaicism.
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The Prkita-prakasa; or the Prakrit grammar of Vararuchi. With the commentary Manorama of Bhamaha. The first complete ed. of the original text... With notes, an English translation and index of Prkrit words; to which is prefixed a short introd. to Prkit
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In fact there is little reason to bother to choose Paishachi is the joker in the deck of South Asian discourses on language, having an exclusively legendary status, since it is associated with a single lost text, the
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There is one chapter (chapter 10) dedicated to Paisachi Prakrit in Prakrita Prakasha, a grammar book of Prakrit languages attributed to
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and several Sanskrit embodiments), Paishachi is irrelevant to the actual literary history of South Asia.
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prevalent in the area of Gujarat and Rajasthan at that time and the precursor of Gujarati language).
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The language of the gods in the world of men: Sanskrit, culture, and power in premodern India
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Perhaps from 5th century BCE; most texts, however are from 3rd–10th centuries CE
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The most widely known work, although lost, attributed to be in Paiśācī is the
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Vararuci; Bhamaha. Manorama; Cowell, Edward Byles (1868).
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Linguists have identified this as everything from an
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1492:Others 1468:Awadhi 1433:Rekhta 1408:Urdish 1338:Romani 1333:Domari 1311:Others 1292:Vasavi 1277:Pardhi 1257:Magari 1252:Mawchi 1242:Bauria 1232:Dhanki 1222:Chodri 1194:Nimadi 1184:Dhatki 1174:Mewari 1169:Mewati 1144:Gujari 1139:Loarki 1134:Goaria 1111:Vaghri 1032:Sindhi 1027:Memoni 1022:Luwati 1017:Kutchi 999:Sindhi 965:Hindko 957:Lahnda 901:Sarazi 881:Kullui 826:Kangri 782:Nepali 772:Doteli 738:Tirahi 733:Kalami 718:Bateri 697:Khowar 656:Dameli 619:Palula 614:Ushoji 558:Dardic 488:  268:, the 260:: the 227:Daṇḍin 219:demons 51:Region 44:Brahmi 2316:Vedda 2088:Early 2058:Vedic 1967:Varli 1899:Kamar 1894:Halbi 1876:Kupia 1856:Desia 1643:Majhi 1636:Buksa 1626:Tharu 1605:Sadri 1499:Parya 1447:Sansi 1399:Hindi 1297:Wagdi 1287:Kalto 1282:Gamit 1237:Dubli 1212:Bhili 1159:Malvi 1129:Bagri 1079:Kachi 1075:Koli 947:Sansi 856:Gaddi 821:Dogri 777:Jumli 728:Gowro 649:Kunar 594:Shina 587:Shina 264:used 2100:Pāli 1957:Andh 1871:Reli 1846:Odia 1839:Odia 1413:Urdu 1204:Bhil 970:Inku 624:Sawi 486:ISBN 383:Pali 209:The 196:and 174:IAST 121:None 2192:Elu 2046:Old 1061:Aer 410:on 404:at 312:by 229:'s 217:, ( 168:or 141:qpp 125:mis 61:Era 2361:: 1189:Od 484:, 480:, 443:. 280:. 176:: 2175:) 2118:) 1406:/ 542:e 535:t 528:v 447:. 172:( 127:) 123:( 20:)

Index

Paiśācī
Brahmi
North India
Language family
Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Aryan
ISO 639-3
Linguist List
qpp
Glottolog
pais1238
IAST
unattested literary language
middle kingdoms of India
Prakrit
Sanskrit
etymology
piśācas
demons
poetics
Daṇḍin
Kavyadarsha
Buton Rinchen Drub
early Buddhist schools
sacred language
Mahāsāṃghikas
Prākrit
Sarvāstivādins
Sthaviravādins

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