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Paishachi or
Paisaci (IAST:
Paiśācī) is a
largely unattested literary language of the
middle kingdoms of
India mentioned in
Prakrit and
Sanskrit grammars...
- Sthaviravādins used
Paiśācī, and the Saṃmitīya used Apabhraṃśa. This
observation has led some
scholars to
theorize connections between Pali and
Paiśācī; Sten Konow...
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protruding red eyes. They are
believed to have
their own languages,
known as
Paiśāci.
According to one legend, they are sons of
Kashyapa and Krodhavasa, one...
- have been
written by Guṇāḍhya in a poorly-understood
language known as
Paiśācī. The work no
longer exists but
several later adaptations — the Kathāsaritsāgara...
- lost
Paisaci dialect by Guṇāḍhya. But the
Kashmirian (or "Northwestern") Bṛhatkathā that
Somadeva adapted may be
quite different from the
Paisaci ur-text...
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phase is
marked by use of Prakrit,
Apabramsa and its
variants such as
Paisaci, Shauraseni,
Magadhi and Maharashtri. In
second phase, Old
Gujarati script...
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linguists ****ume
Shauraseni to be its
progenitor whereas some call it
Paisaci. The
influence of
Paisachi over
Konkani can be
proved in the
findings of...
- Mahāsāṃghikas used Prakrit, the Sarvāstivādins used Sanskrit, the
Sthaviras used
Paiśācī, and the Saṃmitīya used Apabhraṃśa. The
Sthaviras later divided into other...
- "standard"
Prakrit (virtually
Maharashtri Prakrit), Shauraseni, Magahi,
Paiśācī, the otherwise-unattested Cūlikāpaiśācī and Apabhraṃśa (virtually Gurjar...
- used Prākrit, the Sarvāstivādins used Sanskrit, the
Sthavira nikāya used
Paiśācī, and the Saṃmitīya used Apabhraṃśa. The Sarvāstivādins of Kāśmīra held...
