Answer 1

1. Learning and art received royal patronage during the Satavahana period.
2. Prakrit language and literature flourished during this period.
3. Hala, the seventeenth king of the Satavahanas compiled 'Gathasaptashati'. Gunadhya, a minister in his court wrote a text 'Brihatkatha ' in Prakrit language named Paishachi.
4. Thus, Prakrit language was encouraged during the Satavahanas period.