INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period women and sudras speak which of the following languages? Notes: In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and sudras speak Prakrit. It is a group of languages based between Between Sanskrit and its modern derivatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Sanskrit plays, written during the Gupta period, women and Sudras spoke Prakrit whereas the males of upper three Varnas spoke Sanskrit language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Those composed during the Gupta empire outperformed dramas created during previous periods. ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam, ‘ by Kalidasa, is a timeless drama for all eternity. ‘Vikramorvashiyam’ and ‘Malavikagnimitram ‘are two other plays written by Kalidasa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the plays and literature were written in Prakrit language.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sanskrit was the official language of the Gupta period and was used for literary and academic purposes while Prakrit was the vernacular language that is, it was language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people. Gupta Dynasty: The founder of the Gupta dynasty was Sri Gupta.