𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit उज्जयिनी (ujjayinī).

Proper noun

𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺 (ujeni /ujjeni/) f (Dhauli)

1. Ujjayini (the ancient capital of the Avanti kingdom; modern Ujjain)
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, First Separate Major Rock Edict line 23:

     𑀉𑀚𑁂𑀦𑀺𑀢𑁂 𑀧𑀺 𑀘𑀼 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀮𑁂 𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁂 𑀯 𑀅𑀞𑀸𑀬𑁂 𑀦𑀺𑀔𑀸𑀫𑀬𑀺𑀲 […]

     ujenite pi cu kumāle etāye va aṭhāye nikhāmayisa […]

     But from Ujjayini also the prince (governor) will send out for the same purpose […]

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀡𑀻 (ujjeṇī)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ujjaïṇī)
• → Ancient Greek: Ὁζήνη (Hozḗnē)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 91.