Consider the following statements about the literary language Apabhramsha : 1. It appeared in recognizable forms by the sixth century. 2. It developed out of mixtures of regional vernaculars with the Prakrits and Sanskrit. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Both statements about Apabhramsha are correct. Apabhramsha, a Middle Indo-Aryan literary language, appeared in recognizable literary forms by around the 6th century CE and continued to be used until about the 13th century. It developed from the interaction and mixture of regional vernaculars (deshi bhasha) with the various Prakrits and Sanskrit, serving as a transitional language between the Prakrits and the modern Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, and Bengali.