It was written between the 8th and 12th centuries in an Abahatta that was the ancestor of the Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Sylheti, Odia, Magahi, Maithili, and many other Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, and it is said to be the oldest collection of verses written in those languages.Charyapadas written in the script resembles the most closest form of Assamese language used today. A palm-leaf manuscript of the "Charyapada" was rediscovered in the early 20th century by Haraprasad Shastri at the Nepal Royal Court Library. The "Charyapada" was also preserved in the Tibetan Buddhist canon.