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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
What are edicts? Why were they composed in Prakrit?
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Solution
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.
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