Analyse, with illustrations, why bhakti and sufithinkers adopted a variety of languages in whichto express their opinions.
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- In medieval India, Sanskrit and Persian were the languages of educated people or courtiers; the vast majority of people living in villages were in their local and regional languages. Therefore, it was necessary that devotees and Sufi saints have preached in the languages of common people and they can really make this movement popular. This is shown in the examples below: -
- Traditional Bhakti saints have composed hymns in Sanskrit. Such hymns were often sung at special occasions, singing within temples, these hymns attracted many people and some people used to dance and sing with them.
- Kabir Das wrote in the local language which was close to Hindustani, he used the words of most local dialects.
- Some other saints also wrote in Kannada, Tamil and other languages, whose only purpose was to gather and draw more people from different communities.
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