𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From an earlier form *Vayaspasika, ultimately from Scythian *Bagaspasika (literally servant of God/the Lord), composed of a cognate of Khotanese vvūv (lord), from Iranian *Baga (cf. Old Persian 𐏎 (Baga)) + a cognate of Khotanese spaśś (to look), spaśa (observer).[1]

Compare with the Indo-Scythian proper names 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁𐨀 (veśpaśia), 𐨬𐨅𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨭𐨁 (veśpaśi), and 𐨤𐨁𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨯𐨿𐨪𐨁 (piśpasri).

Proper noun

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𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓 (viśvaśika) stemm[2]

  1. (Epigraphic Sanskrit) An Indo-Scythian title

References

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  1. ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
  2. ^ Lüders, Heinrich (1961) Mathura Inscriptions[2], pages 92-93, 284-285