गाथासप्तशती (गाहा सत्तासाई)
गाहा सत्तसई (शालिवाहन राजा ‘हल’ सातवाहन)
Maharashtri PrakritPrakrit Originated from the Vedic-Sanskrit Language (Prākrṭa Prakasa / Siddha-Hema-Sabdanusasana) and was in vogue from 350 BCE to 900 CE. Two languages were generated from the Vedic Language (1) Sanskrit Bhasha and (2) Prakrita Bhasha. Example: Gaha Sattasai. Prakrit (Maharashtri) , Shauraseni, Magadhi, Paisachi, Apabhramas. Brihatkatha of Gunadhya is written in the Paisachi language. Example: मरगअसूईविद्धं व मोत्तिअं पिअइ आअअग्गीवो । मोरो पाउसआले तणग्गलग्गं उअअबिंदुं ॥ In the monsoon season the peacock cranes his neck to drink a drop of water resting on the tip of a blade of grass as if it were a pearl pierced by an emerald needle. Language