nonSanskritic
NonSanskritic is an adjective used in linguistic, philological, and literary studies to describe elements that do not originate in Sanskrit or that do not conform to Sanskrit linguistic norms. The term is typically applied to vocabulary, syntax, or stylistic features within a text or a broader linguistic analysis that include non-Sanskritic material alongside Sanskrit. It often signals influence from other languages or vernacular registers in populations historically exposed to Sanskrit, such as Prakrit, Pali, Apabhramsa, as well as borrowings from Persian, Arabic, Dravidian languages, or modern languages.
In practice, nonSanskritic usage can appear in Sanskrit literature, where dialogues, proper names, or passages exhibit
The term is not always standardized and may be used variably across works. Some scholars prefer to