𑀥𑀁𑀫
Appearance
Ashokan Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mos. Cognate to Pali dhamma, Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀫 (dhamma).
Noun
[edit]𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) m
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) dharma: religious duty; natural law
- c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 5 Girnar.3:
- 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀘𑀭𑀡𑁂𑀦 𑀪𑁂𑀭𑀺𑀖𑁄𑀲𑁄 𑀅𑀳𑁄 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀖𑁄𑀲𑁄 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀲𑀡𑀸 𑀘 𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 𑀤𑀲𑀡𑀸 𑀘
- dhaṃmacaraṇena bherighoso aho dhaṃmaghoso vimānadarsaṇā ca hasti dasaṇā ca
- 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch
- […] [due to] the practice of morality [by Ashoka], the sound of drums has become the sound of morality, showing the people representations of aerial chariots, representations of elephants, […]
- 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀘𑀭𑀡𑁂𑀦 𑀪𑁂𑀭𑀺𑀖𑁄𑀲𑁄 𑀅𑀳𑁄 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀖𑁄𑀲𑁄 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀲𑀡𑀸 𑀘 𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 𑀤𑀲𑀡𑀸 𑀘
Alternative forms
[edit]Attested at Bairat, Brahmagiri, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.
Dialectal forms of 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (“dharma”) | |||
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Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀥𑀫 (dhama), 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) | |
Delhi-Topra | 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) | ||
Lauriya-Araraj | 𑀥𑀫 (dhama) | ||
Bairat | 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) | ||
East | Dhauli | 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) | |
Jaugada | 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) | ||
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨 (dhrama) | |
Mansehra | 𐨢𐨨 (dhama), 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨 (dhrama) | 𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨 less common (dhrama) | |
West | Girnar | 𑀥𑀫 (dhama), 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) | |
South | Brahmagiri | 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) | |
Maski | 𑀥𑀫 (dhama) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (“dharma”) | ||
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References
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhárma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Ashokan Prakrit terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Sanskrit
- Ashokan Prakrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ashokan Prakrit lemmas
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns in Brahmi script
- Ashokan Prakrit masculine nouns
- inc-ash:Buddhism
- inc-ash:Hinduism
- Ashokan Prakrit terms with quotations
- Kalsi Ashokan Prakrit
- Delhi-Topra Ashokan Prakrit
- Bairat Ashokan Prakrit
- Dhauli Ashokan Prakrit
- Jaugada Ashokan Prakrit
- Girnar Ashokan Prakrit
- Brahmagiri Ashokan Prakrit