𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁

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Gandhari

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Etymology

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From an earlier form *Vayaspasi, ultimately from Scythian *Bagaspasa (literally servant of God/the Lord), composed of a cognate of Khotanese vvūv (lord), from Iranian *Baga (cf. Old Persian 𐏎 (Baga)) + a cognate of Khotanese spaśś (to look), spaśa (observer).[1]

Compare with the other Indo-Scythian proper names 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁𐨀 (veśpaśia) and 𐨤𐨁𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨯𐨿𐨪𐨁 (piśpasri), and with the Indo-Scythian titles 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑀺𑀓 (viśvasika) and 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓 (viśvaśika).

Proper noun

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𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁 (veśpaśi)[2][3]

  1. (Epigraphic Gandhari) a male given name from Scythian: Vespasi, an Indo-Scythian satrap

References

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  1. ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
  2. ^ Prinsep, H. T. (1844) Note on the Historical Results, Deducible from Recent Discoveries in Afghanistan[2], London: W. H. Allen & Co., archived from the original on 9 December 2022, page Plate XVI
  3. ^ Jongeward, David, Errington, Elizabeth, Salomon, Richard, Baums, Stefan (2012) “Catalog and Revised Text and Translations of Gandhāran Reliquary”, in Gandhāran Buddhist Reliquaries[3], Seattle: Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project, →ISBN, pages 240-242