𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭

Ashokan Prakrit

Noun

𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 (savachara) m

1. Alternative form of 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara, “year”)
   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.3:

     𑀦𑁄 𑀢𑀼 𑀔𑁄 𑀩𑀸𑀠𑀁 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂 𑀳𑀼𑀲𑀁 𑀏𑀓𑀁 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁

     no tu kho bāḍhaṃ prakaṃte husaṃ ekaṃ savacharaṃ

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       But indeed I had not been very zealous for one year.

Declension

Declension of 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 (savachara)
	singular	plural
nominative	𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 savachare	—
accusative	𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁 savacharaṃ	—
instrumental	—	—
dative	—	—
ablative	—	—
genitive	—	—
locative	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Brahmagiri and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀯𑀱 (vaṣa), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa), 𑀯𑀰 (vaśa)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Lumbini	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Nigali-Sagar	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Rupnath	𑀙𑀯𑀙𑀭 (chavachara)	𑀙𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (chavachare)
	Bairat	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	?𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (vasāni), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂𑀁 nom.sg (saṃvachareṃ)
	Sahasram	𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀮 (savachala), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀮 (saṃvachala)	𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (savachale), ?𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀮𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (saṃvachalāni)
	Gujarra	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara)	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (saṃvachare), ?𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (saṃvacharāni)
	Barabar	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Calcutta-Bairat	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	𑀯𑀲 pl (vasa)
	Panguraria	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	?𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (saṃvachare), 𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (vasāni)
	Bahapur	𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀮 (savachala), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀮𑁂 nom.sg (savachale), 𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (vasāni)
East	Dhauli	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
	Jaugada	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa)
	Mansehra	𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa)
West	Girnar	𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀲 (varsa), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
South	Yerragudi	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara), 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 (savachara)	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁 acc.sg (saṃvacharaṃ), 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (savachare)
	Siddapura	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (saṃvachare), ?𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁 acc.sg (saṃvacharaṃ), 𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (vasāni)
	Brahmagiri	𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 (savachara), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara)	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (saṃvachare), 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁 acc.sg (savacharaṃ), 𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (vasāni), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂𑀁 nom.sg (saṃvachareṃ)
	Maski	𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	?𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (vasāni)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara)	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁 acc.sg (saṃvacharaṃ)
	Nittur	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (saṃvachare), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑀁 acc.sg (saṃvacharaṃ), 𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀺 acc.pl (vasāni)
	Gavimath	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara), 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)	𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂 nom.sg (saṃvachare), 𑀯𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀺 acc.pl (vasāṇi)

Map of dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”)
𑀯𑀲 (vasa) (17) 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara) (13) 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀭 (savachara) (2) 𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa) (2) 𑀲𑀯𑀙𑀮 (savachala) (2) 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀮 (saṃvachala) (1) 𑀙𑀯𑀙𑀭 (chavachara) (1) 𑀯𑀱 (vaṣa) (1) 𑀯𑀰 (vaśa) (1) 𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀲 (varsa) (1)