বণ্টা

Early Assamese

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ৱণ্টক (vaṇṭaka).

Noun

বণ্টা (boṇṭa)

1. prize, award, reward, meed

   Synonym: পুৰস্কাৰ (puroskaro)

   • 15th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayana Uttara Kanda:

     মেঘৰ গৰ্জ্জন যেন, মত্তহস্তী চিহৰয়,
     আম্ফালে বজায় গজঘণ্টা ।
     পাইলা দুঃখ সমৰত, ভালুক বানৰ যত,
     দিলা ৰামচন্দ্ৰে তাকো বণ্টা ॥

     meghoro gorjjono jeno, mottohostī cihoroyo,
     amphale bojayo gojoghoṇṭa ,
     paila duḥkho somoroto, bhaluko banoro joto,
     dila ramocondre takö boṇṭa .

     The mad elephant shouts like thunder,
     plays the elephant gong by striking.
     All the bears and monkeys that got pain in battle,
     Ramachandra also gave them prize.

Descendants

• Assamese: বঁটা (bõta)

Etymology 2

From বাণ্ট্ (baṇṭ, “to distribute”).

Noun

বণ্টা (boṇṭa)

1. divided, distributed, shared
   • 15th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayana Uttara Kanda:

     বাসুকি প্ৰমুখ্যে পাতালৰ যত নাগ ।
     যথাযোগ্য পাইলা সবে বলি বণ্টা ভাগ ॥

     basuki promukhje pataloro joto nago ,
     jothajögjo paila sobe boli boṇṭa bhago .

     All the nagas (snakes) of patala (hell), including Vasuki,
     they all appropriately got their distributed parts of the sacrifice.

Descendants

• Assamese: বঁটা (bõta)