Home / Ancient History Batch / ART_LIT_1996_33 Linguistic History of India UPSC Archival Analysis Exam Year 1996 Evidence Source Link ID: ART_LIT_1996_33 Ref: A History of Indian Literature by Sisir Kumar Das The term 'Apabhramsa' was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote: A. Outcasts among the RajputsB. Deviations from Vedic ritualsC. Early forms of some of the modern Indian languagesD. Non-Sanskrit verse metres