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Rh fact, every one of the literary or high Prakrits had a corresponding Apabhramsa. Of such Apabbramsas several are mentioned. Abhiri (Sindhi and Marwari), Avanti (E. Rajaputana), Gaurjari (Gujarati), Bablika (Panjabi), Sauraseni (W. Hindi), Magadhi or Prachya (E. Hindi), Gaudi (Bangali), Dravidi (Tamil and Malayalam), Dakshinatya or Vaidarbhika (Marathi, Telugu, Kanarese), and Saippali (pernaps Naipali). Besides the above, we meet in the grammars and commentaries on Sanskrit dramas the names of such Apabhramsa dialects as Dhakki, Sabari and Sakki.

These Apabhramasa dialects are variously identified by scholars are no sort of agreement is reached with regard to this point. It is not to our purpose here to enter into this question, but one thing must be pointed out that the ancient grammarians have greatly confounded the