INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is option 2) i.e. Pali. The Mauryan kingdom was founded by Chandragupta Maurya .

Detailed explanation-2: -These edicts were commonly in Prakrit language and Bramhi script. But in North West the script was Karosti whereas in Extreme west the script was Greek and Aramaic.

Detailed explanation-3: -There were two types of law courts during the Maurya period called ‘Dharmasthiya’ or court of civil law and ‘Kantakasodhana’ or the court of criminal law13. The lit-erary sources of the Mauryan period, both Indica of Megasthenes and Arthasastra of Kautilya describe that the penal code was very severe.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the Mauryan and Gupta period, many works of Sanskrit literature were created. The greatest of these Sanskrit writings are two religious epics: the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.