𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit परिक्लेश (parikleśa).

Noun

𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲 (palikilesa)

1. hardship, pain
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Separate Rock Edict 1 Dhauli.8:

     𑀦𑀺𑀢𑀺𑀬𑀁 𑀏𑀓𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲𑁂 𑀧𑀺 𑀅𑀣𑀺 𑀬𑁂 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀦𑀁 𑀯𑀸 𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀁 𑀯𑀸 𑀧𑀧𑀼𑀦𑀢𑀺

     nitiyaṃ ekapulise pi athi ye baṃdhanaṃ vā palikilesaṃ vā papunati

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       It happens in the administration (of justice) that a single person suffers either imprisonment or harsh treatment.

Declension

Declension of 𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲 (palikilesa)
	singular	plural
nominative	𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑁂 palikilese	—
accusative	𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀁 palikilesaṃ	—
instrumental	—	—
dative	—	—
ablative	—	—
genitive	—	—
locative	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲 (“hardship”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
East	Dhauli	𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲 (palikilesa)	𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀁 acc.sg (palikilesaṃ), ?𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑁂 nom.sg (palikilese)
	Jaugada	𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲 (palikilesa)	𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀁 acc.sg (palikilesaṃ), ?𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑁂 nom.sg (palikilese)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲 (“hardship”)
𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲 (palikilesa) (4)