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Do you think ordinary people would have read and understood the prashastis? Give reasons for your answer

Ordinary people might not have understood the prashastis because they were written in Sanskrit language. At that time Sanskrit was practiced by Brahmins, kings and his court men. All other men and women used prakrit language.


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