不同的人要么称其为不标准的梵语(Kaye 2004,p.11),要么称其为Gāthā方言(一种西北印度的方言,结合了梵语和西北印度普拉克里特语的元素,早于古典梵文被用作书写语言。) (Hoernle 1887,p.10) Kaye, George Rusby. The Bakhshālī manuscripts: a study in medieval mathematics. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. 2004 [1927]. ISBN 978-81-7742-058-6. Hoernle, Augustus. On the Bakshali manuscript. Vienna: Alfred Hölder (Editor of the Court and of the University). 1887.