Q: (SSC/0)
question_subject:
History
question_exam:
SSC
stats:
0,79,37,15,20,2,79
keywords:
{'sanskrit': [5, 0, 0, 4], 'guptas': [2, 1, 0, 1], 'official court language': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'hindi': [7, 7, 4, 13], 'pali': [5, 1, 1, 5], 'prakrit': [4, 2, 1, 2]}
The correct answer is option 4, Sanskrit. During the Gupta Empire, which existed from the 4th to the 6th century CE in ancient India, Sanskrit was the official court language. Sanskrit was a language used by the Brahmin priests and was considered sacred in Hinduism. It was widely used for religious texts, philosophical writings, and literary works during this period. Pali, Prakrit, and Hindi were also popular languages during the Gupta era, but they were not the official court language. Pali was used for Buddhist texts, Prakrit was a vernacular language used by common people, and Hindi had yet to develop into a standardized form at that time.