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Common people in the plays were given dialogues in Sanskrit.

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The given statement is False.
During the ancient period, Sanskrit language and literature were considered the language of the upper sections of society. Therefore, many art forms and plays had an interesting feature: most common people were given the dialogues in Prakrit instead of Sanskrit, and brahmins were shown as speaking Sanskrit in these plays. This feature was also found in the famous play of Kalidasa called Abhinaya shakuntalam. In this, one can find a story of a fisherman who finds a ring that a fish accidentally swallowed. However, the fisherman was taken as an accused and sent to Jail.
The correct statement is Common people in the plays were given dialogues in Prakrit.

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