𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मागध (māgadhá), vṛddhi derivative of मगध (magádha). Cognate with Pali māgadha.

Adjective

𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥 (māgadha) (Calcutta-Bairat)

1. of or relating to Magadha
   • c. 260 BCE, Aśoka, Calcutta-Bairat Minor Rock Edict 3 line 1:

     𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂 𑀲𑀁𑀖𑀁 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀤𑁂𑀢𑀽𑀦𑀁 𑀆𑀳𑀸 𑀅𑀧𑀸𑀩𑀸𑀥𑀢𑀁 𑀘 𑀨𑀸𑀲𑀼-𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀮𑀢𑀁 𑀘𑀸

     priyadasi lājā māgadhe saṃghaṃ abhivādetūnaṃ āhā apābādhataṃ ca phāsu-vihālataṃ cā

     The Magadha king Priyadarśin, having saluted the Sangha, hopes they are both well and comfortable.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• māgadha (Latin script)
• मागध (Devanagari script)
• মাগধ (Bengali script)
• මාගධ (Sinhalese script)
• မာဂဓ or မႃၷꩪ (Burmese script)
• มาคธ or มาคะธะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨣᨵ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຄຘ or ມາຄະຘະ (Lao script)
• មាគធ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄉𑄙 (Chakma script)

Proper noun

𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥 m

1. Magadhan

Declension

Declension table of "𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁄 (māgadho)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸 (māgadhā)
Accusative (second)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀁 (māgadhaṃ)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂 (māgadhe)
Instrumental (third)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀦 (māgadhena)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀳𑀺 (māgadhehi) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀪𑀺 (māgadhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀲 (māgadhassa) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀬 (māgadhāya) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (māgadhatthaṃ)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀦𑀁 (māgadhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (māgadhasmā) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (māgadhamhā) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸 (māgadhā)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀳𑀺 (māgadhehi) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀪𑀺 (māgadhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀲 (māgadhassa)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀦𑀁 (māgadhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (māgadhasmiṃ) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (māgadhamhi) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂 (māgadhe)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀲𑀼 (māgadhesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥 (māgadha)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸 (māgadhā)

Declension table of "𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀁 (māgadhaṃ)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀦𑀺 (māgadhāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀁 (māgadhaṃ)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀦𑀺 (māgadhāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀦 (māgadhena)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀳𑀺 (māgadhehi) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀪𑀺 (māgadhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀲 (māgadhassa) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀬 (māgadhāya) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (māgadhatthaṃ)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀦𑀁 (māgadhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (māgadhasmā) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (māgadhamhā) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸 (māgadhā)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀳𑀺 (māgadhehi) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀪𑀺 (māgadhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀲 (māgadhassa)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀦𑀁 (māgadhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (māgadhasmiṃ) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (māgadhamhi) or 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂 (māgadhe)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂𑀲𑀼 (māgadhesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥 (māgadha)	𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀸𑀦𑀺 (māgadhāni)