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According to Tiwari (1955), there were [[four principal dialects of classical Sanskrit]]: | According to Tiwari (1955), there were [[four principal dialects of classical Sanskrit]]: | ||
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The predecessors of the first three {{Wiki|dialects}} are even attested in {{Wiki|Vedic}} [[Brāhmaṇas]], of which the first one was regarded as the purest ([[Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa]], 7.6). | The predecessors of the first three {{Wiki|dialects}} are even attested in {{Wiki|Vedic}} [[Brāhmaṇas]], of which the first one was regarded as the purest ([[Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa]], 7.6). | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 11 December 2023
According to Tiwari (1955), there were four principal dialects of classical Sanskrit:
paścimottarī (Northwestern, also called Northern or Western),
madhyadeśī (lit., middle country),
pūrvi (Eastern) and
dakṣiṇī (Southern, arose in the Classical period).
The predecessors of the first three dialects are even attested in Vedic Brāhmaṇas, of which the first one was regarded as the purest (Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa, 7.6).
