𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇá).
Noun
- (Hinduism) alternative form of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa, “a brahmana”)
- c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 4 Shahbazgarhi:
- 𐨧𐨂𐨟𐨣𐨎 𐨙𐨟𐨁𐨣 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁 𐨭𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨎𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨣𐨎 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁
- bhutanaṃ ñatina asaṃpaṭipati śramaṇaṃbramaṇanaṃ asaṃpaṭipati
- […] discourtesy to relatives, (and) discourtesy to Brāhmaṇas and Śramaṇas.
- 𐨧𐨂𐨟𐨣𐨎 𐨙𐨟𐨁𐨣 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁 𐨭𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨎𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞𐨣𐨎 𐨀𐨯𐨎𐨤𐨚𐨁𐨤𐨟𐨁
Alternative forms
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (“bramhana”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana) | |
| Delhi-Topra | 𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana) | ||
| East | Dhauli | 𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana), 𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana) | |
| Jaugada | 𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana), 𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨦𐨨𐨞 (bamaṇa), 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bāmhaṇa), 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa), 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bramhaṇa), 𑀩𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bamhaṇa) | |
| Sopara | 𑀩𑀁𑀪 (baṃbha) | ||
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (“bramhana”) | ||
|---|---|---|
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𑀩𑀁𑀪𑀦 (baṃbhana) (3) 𑀩𑀸𑀪𑀦 (bābhana) (3) 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa) (2) 𐨦𐨨𐨞 (bamaṇa) (1) 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa) (1) 𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bāmhaṇa) (1) 𑀩𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bamhaṇa) (1) 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bramhaṇa) (1) 𑀩𑀁𑀪 (baṃbha) (1) | ||
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “brāhmaṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 62.