ABSTRACT

SaDIkrItk:. Prakrlt derives from Skt prakrta, original or

natural, hence usual, common, hence vulgar; praia akin to E POR. Sanskrit derives from Skt stllhskrta, Oit) made together, hence prepared or artificial, hence elaborate or polished, highly cultivated; sams-, from sam, t~ther (cf E SAME). The common element -krit derives from the Skt r kr, to make, to do.