Epigraphical Hybrid Sanskrit
| Epigraphical Hybrid Sanskrit | |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Era | ca. 1 CE to 400 CE |
Indo-European
| |
Early forms | |
| Kushana Brahmi | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Epigraphical Hybrid Sanskrit (EHS) was a hybridized dialect of Prakrit and Sanskrit used in Indian inscriptions from the 1st century CE to the 4rd century CE.
It expanded out of Mathura, particularly in areas of Indo-Scythian and Kushana rule, and exhibited progressively increasing degrees of Sanskritization before giving way to Sanskrit proper, with which it previously coexisted along with Monumental Prakrit.