𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑀺𑀓 (viśvasika)
Alternative scripts
- ৱিশ্বশিক (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬰᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
- বিশ্বশিক (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰫𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- ဝိၐွၐိက (Burmese script)
- विश्वशिक (Devanagari script)
- વિશ્વશિક (Gujarati script)
- ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਸ਼ਿਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦯꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂬𑂱𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ವಿಶ್ವಶಿಕ (Kannada script)
- វិឝ្វឝិក (Khmer script)
- ວິຨ຺ວຨິກ (Lao script)
- വിശ്വശിക (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠᡧᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘫𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠱᢦᠱᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧋𑧒𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐱𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଵିଶ୍ଵଶିକ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢯꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆯𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖫𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
- විශ්වශික (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩿𑩑𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚧𑚮𑚊 (Takri script)
- விஶ்வஶிக (Tamil script)
- విశ్వశిక (Telugu script)
- วิศฺวศิก (Thai script)
- ཝི་ཤྭ་ཤི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒬𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨮𑨁𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀰𑀺𑀓 • (viśvaśika) stem, m[2]
- (Epigraphic Sanskrit) An Indo-Scythian title
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Lüders, Heinrich (1961) Mathura Inscriptions[2], pages 92-93, 284-285