Which of the following was the official language of the Gupta Court?
Correct Answer: Sanskrit
Subject: history
- Pali
- Magadhi
- Prakrit
- Sanskrit
Explanation: Sanskrit was the official and highly patronized language of the Gupta Court.
• The greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist, Kalidasa, flourished in the court of Chandragupta II.
• Inscriptions like the Prayag Prashasti by Harisena were also composed in chaste Sanskrit.
• Pali and Prakrit were popular during the Mauryan and Satavahana periods, while Guptas revived Sanskrit.
• Gupta Period = Golden Age of Sanskrit Literature.
• The Mehrauli iron pillar inscription is also written in Sanskrit.