Between Sanskrit and its modern derivatives lie a group of languages known as the languages. which were the vernacular dialects of Prakrits or Middle Indo-Aryan ancient times. As these languages are derived from and closely related to Sanskrit. they are usually studied together with it. Several of these Middle Indo-Aryan important literary vehicles, the best known being Pali,which languages became still serves as the canonical language of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast and Buddhist embody various facets of the literatures of both the Magadhi, and Maharastri, Asia. Other Prakrit languages such as Sauraseni. BrahmanicavHindu Gandhari traditions.