Literary Prakrit was among the main languages of the classical Indian culture. Dandin's "Kavya-darsha" (c. 700) mentions four kinds of literary languages: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha, and mixed. Bhoja's "Sarasvati-Kanthabharana" (11th century) lists Prakrit among the few languages suitable for composition of literature. Mirza Khan's "Tuhfat al-hind" (1676) names Prakrit among the three kinds of literary languages native to India, the other two being Sanskrit and the vernacular languages. It describes Prakrit as a mixture of Sanskrit and vernacular languages, and adds that Prakrit was "mostly employed in the praise of kings, ministers, and chiefs".