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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
What are edicts? Why were they composed in Prakrit?
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उत्तर
Edicts are orders issued by a ruler. They are also a source of valuable information of the Mauryan period. They were composed in Prakrit because it was easy language to understand by the common people.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
Ashoka is famous for his policy of _____________.
Answer the following question briefly:
Explain any five steps taken by Ashoka to propagate dhamma in and outside India.
Textbook Keyword: Dig vijaya
This is the picture of an Ashokan edict.

What are edicts?
This is the picture of an Ashokan edict.

In which language were they composed and in which script were they written?
The horror of the Kalinga war was described in the Rock Edict ______.
Ashoka was known as ‘Devanam Piya’ which means ______.
Ashoka’s Dhamma contained the essence of ______.
Council of Ministers referred to Mantriparishad.
Explain Ashoka’s Dhamma.
