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Which of the following was the language of the Indian subcontinent centuries before Sanskrit came?
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Prakrit
💡 Explanation:
Prakrit refers to a group of Middle Indo-Aryan languages that were the vernacular languages of ancient India, evolving from earlier languages. These languages were spoken by the common people centuries before classical Sanskrit was formalized and codified by grammarians like Panini.