Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c7.s1.t3.4

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²⁷ The notation of final consonants is a relatively late development, first appearing in the earlier centuries of the Christian era (2.2.5.2). This is due to the fact that Prakrit, in which all of the early inscriptions are written, does not permit word final consonants, so that their notation only became necessary later when inscriptions began to be written in Sanskrit.