Correct Answer: Magadhi
Subject: history
Explanation: Magadhi Prakrit was the official administrative and court language of the Mauryan Empire. Ashoka's rock edicts and pillar edicts were inscribed in Magadhi (using Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts), showing its official status. Pali was the sacred language of Theravada Buddhist texts (Tipitaka). Sanskrit was used by Brahminical/Vedic traditions and the elite. 'Prakrit' is a broad category of Middle Indo-Aryan languages — Magadhi is a specific dialect of Prakrit native to the Magadha region. Arthashastra by Kautilya (Chanakya) was written in Sanskrit, but state affairs used Magadhi.
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