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system.” From this description, The Arayan was practiced. In the Buddha Era, there

were 3 ages of the Arayan language.

1. The Ancient Arayan. It was the language used in the 3 Vedas: Rigveda,

Yajurveda, Samaveda: Atharaveda, including Upanishads Text. The
writing system was “Brahmi script” using “Devanagari” alphabets.

2. The Middle Age Araya. It was considered as dialects used in different

areas of the country. The language was called “Prakrits” language, taking
another name as “Literary” language because it was used by some

characters of Sanskrit plays. Such dialects spoken, taking the Middle Age

Arayan language, as Magadhi (spoken in Magadha State, Maharashadrṁ,

Sauraseṁ, etc. Pali, then was the dialect of the Middle Age Arayan

language.
3. The Modern Arayan. This is the language used in the present time, being

assumed it has been succeeded from Prakrits. Many Prakrits dialects are

structurally different that cause some mutual misunderstanding. This is
because of trading and other languages borrowing when communication.

The Modern Arayan languages used in India are Hindi, Bengali, Panjapi,

Marathi, Nepali, etc. The alphabets used are also succeeded from

Devanagari.

Considering historical succession, Pali language is included in one of Prakrits
languages, being evolved from Veda language. Pali language was chosen by the

Buddha from the language used in Magadha State called Magadhi to proclaim

Buddhism. The grammar pattern was refined to be generally understood, called Pali
(pattern). Later, the pattern had been named Pali language (means the language of

Buddhism Proclaim). At the Buddha Era, according to the Indian scholars’ research,

the language pattern (Pali) used was in 2 forms: one was Magadhi called “Suddha

magadhi” used by the rulers or as official language, another was “Desiya” or

“Prakrit,” used as the State dialect.