𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦

Ashokan Prakrit

Noun

𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 (kālena)

1. instrumental singular of 𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)
   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.3-4:

     𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀘𑀼 𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 𑀅𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺
     𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺

     iminā cu kālena amisā samānā munisā jaṃbudīpasi
     misā devehi

     But men in Jambudvīpa, being during that time unmingled, (are now) mingled with the gods.

Alternative forms

Attested at Brahmagiri, Nittur, Rajula-Mandagiri, Siddapura and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (“period of time”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)
	Rupnath	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑀸𑀬 dat.sg (kālāya)
	Sahasram	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)	?𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (aṃtalena)
	Gujarra	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara)	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭𑁂𑀦𑀸 ins.sg (aṃtarenā)
	Panguraria	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑀁 acc.sg (kālaṃ)
	Bahapur	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (aṃtalena)
	Ahraura	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)	?𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (aṃtalena)
East	Dhauli	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)
	Jaugada	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨎𐨟𐨪 (aṃtara)	𐨀𐨎𐨟𐨪 (aṃtara)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨎𐨟𐨪 (aṃtara)	𐨀𐨎𐨟𐨪 (aṃtara)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara)	𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara)
South	Yerragudi	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (kālena)
	Siddapura	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (kālena)
	Brahmagiri	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (kālena)
	Jatinga-Rameshwara	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	?𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀡 ins.sg (kāleṇa)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (kālena)
	Udegolam	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀡 ins.sg (kāleṇa)
	Nittur	𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla)	𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 ins.sg (kālena)
	Gavimath	𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā)	𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸𑀬𑀁 loc.sg (velāyaṃ)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (“period of time”)
𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kāla) (9) 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮 (aṃtala) (6) 𐨀𐨎𐨟𐨪 (aṃtara) (2) 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara) (2) 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā) (1)