The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c9.s3.3

c9.s3.3

The other characters speak Prākrit, and, by a curious variation from the normal practice, the stage directions, which are freely given as in the classical drama, are normally expressed in the language which the character concerned uses, though there are cases of mixture and apparent confusion which may be due to the scribe. Three different forms of Prākrit may be distinguished, the first spoken by the Duṣṭa, the second by the mysterious *Gobam°*, and the third by the hetaera and Vidūṣaka.