1·Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, the Kharosthi script was used.
粗略地说，Kharosthi手稿使用着同时代的婆罗米语。
2·Later (ca. 4th to 8th centuries AD) the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent.
随后(ca。四世纪到公元八世纪)的Gupta手稿，源自婆罗米语，变得流行起来。
3·In the north there are inscriptions dating from the early centuries b. c. in the brahmi script also used by the king ashoka in his famous prakrit pillar inscriptions.
在北部，还有公元前数个世纪留下的婆罗米语手稿里面的题字，也由阿索卡国王留下的著名古印度语题字的柱子。