𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺

Prakrit

Etymology

From 𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣 (dakhināpatha) +‎ 𑀧𑀢𑀺 (pati), from Sanskrit दक्षिणापथ (dakṣiṇāpatha). Literally, “Lord of the Deccan”.

Proper noun

𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺 (dakhināpathapati) m (Epigraphic Prakrit)

1. Śātakarṇī I (Sātvahāna king)
   • c. 100 BCE, Nāṇeghāṭ Inscription left wall, line 2:

     […] 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀲 𑀲𑀽𑀭𑀲 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀢𑀺𑀳𑀢𑀘𑀓𑀲 𑀤𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸𑀧𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺𑀦𑁄 𑀭𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀫𑀼𑀓𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀦𑀲 𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀬 […]

     […] vīrasa sūrasa apratihatacakasa dakhināpathapatino raño simukasātavāhanasa sunhāya […]

     […] of the brave hero, whose rule is unopposed, of the lord of the Deccan […]

Further reading

• Susan Verma Mishra with Himanshu Prabha Ray (2017) The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The Temple in Western India, 2nd Century BCE–8th Century CE‎^[1], page 10
• K. Gopalachari (1941) Early History of the Andhra Country‎^[2], Madras: G. S. Press, page 20
• Jas. Burgess (1883) Report On The Elura Cave Temples And The Brahmanical And Jaina Caves In Western India‎^[3], London: Trübner & Co., pages 60-61