Maharashtri Prakrit

Maharastri or Maharashtri Prakrit (Mahārāṣṭri Prākṛt), is a language of ancient and medieval India which is the ancestor of Marathi and Konkani, It is one of the many languages (often called dialects) of a complex called Prakrit, and the chief Dramatic Prakrit. Maharashtri was spoken for 1000 years (500 BCE to 500CE). It was used in numerous works of literature, and its literary use was made famous by the Sanskrit playwright Kālidāsa.