𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás

Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.

Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀕 (maga)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀕 (maga /⁠magga⁠/), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga).

Noun

𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga) m (Devanagari मग्ग)

1. road, way, path

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁄 (maggo)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁 (maggaṃ)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂 (magge) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀡 (maggeṇa) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maggeṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺 (maggehi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (maggehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀅 (maggāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀑 (maggāo) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀉 (maggāu) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺 (maggāhi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (maggāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maggassa)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀡 (maggāṇa) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (maggāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (maggammi) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂 (magge)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 (maggesu) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (maggesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga) or 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)	𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (maggā)

Descendants

• Apabhramsa: मग्ग (magga), 𑆩𑆓𑇀𑆓 (magga) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मग्ग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 666.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 579