𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Participle

𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta)

1. past passive participle of 𑀧𑀓𑀫𑀢𑀺 (pakamati, “to exert”); exerted
   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.2-3:

     𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 𑀢𑀼 𑀔𑁄 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂𑀁
     𑀬𑀁 𑀫𑀬𑀸 𑀲𑀁𑀖𑁂 𑀉𑀧𑀬𑀻𑀢𑁂 𑀩𑀸𑀠𑀁 𑀘 𑀫𑁂 𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂

     sātireke tu kho saṃvachareṃ
     yaṃ mayā saṃghe upayīte bāḍhaṃ ca me pakaṃte

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       But indeed a year and somewhat more (has passed) since I have visited the Saṁgha and have been very zealous.

Declension

Declension of 𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta)
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 pakaṃte	—	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—	—	—
ablative	—	—	—	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Brahmagiri, Gavimath, Nittur, Siddapura and Udegolam.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀢 (“exerted”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Rupnath	𑀧𑀓𑀢 (pakata)	𑀧𑀓𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakate)
	Panguraria	𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀁𑀢 (pakāṃta)	?𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakāṃte)
	Bahapur	𑀧𑀮𑀓𑀢 (palakata)	?𑀧𑀮𑀓𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (palakate)
	Ahraura	𑀧𑀮𑀓𑀁𑀢 (palakaṃta)	𑀧𑀮𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (palakaṃte)
South	Yerragudi	𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀁𑀢 (pakāṃta)	𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakāṃte)
	Siddapura	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta)	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakaṃte)
	Brahmagiri	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta), 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀢 (prakaṃta)	𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (prakaṃte), 𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakaṃte)
	Maski	𑀉𑀧𑀕𑀢 (upagata)	?𑀉𑀧𑀕𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (upagate)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀁𑀢 (pakāṃta)	?𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakāṃte)
	Udegolam	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta)	?𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakaṃte)
	Nittur	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta)	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakaṃte)
	Gavimath	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta)	𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 m.nom.sg (pakaṃte)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀢 (“exerted”)
𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢 (pakaṃta) (5) 𑀧𑀓𑀸𑀁𑀢 (pakāṃta) (3) 𑀧𑀮𑀓𑀢 (palakata) (1) 𑀧𑀓𑀢 (pakata) (1) 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀢 (prakaṃta) (1) 𑀧𑀮𑀓𑀁𑀢 (palakaṃta) (1) 𑀉𑀧𑀕𑀢 (upagata) (1)