𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

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Sanskrit सातिरेक (sātireka)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka)

Inherited from Sanskrit सातिरेक (sātireka).

Adjective

𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka)

1. exceeding, greater than

Declension

Declension of 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka)
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 sātireke	—	—	—	—	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺, 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀺 sātirekāni, sātirekāṇi
accusative	—	—	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—	—	—
ablative	—	—	—	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Bairat, Brahmagiri, Gavimath, Jatinga-Rameshwara, Nittur, Rajula-Mandagiri, Siddapura and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (“exceeding”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Rupnath	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁂𑀓 (sātirakeka), 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑀓𑁂𑀓 (sātilakeka), 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀓 (sātileka)	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātileke), ?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁂𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (sātirakekāni), ?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑀓𑁂𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 per Hultzsch; n.nom.pl (sātilakekāni)
	Bairat	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka)	?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (sātirekāni)
	Sahasram	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓 (sādhika)	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sādhike)
	Gujarra	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓 (sādhika)	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sādhike)
	Panguraria	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓 (sādhika)	?𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sādhike)
	Bahapur	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀓 (sātileka)	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātileke), ?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁂𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (sātilekeni)
	Ahraura	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓 (sādhika)	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (sādhikāni)
South	Yerragudi	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka), 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (adhika)	?𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (adhikāni), ?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātireke)
	Siddapura	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka), 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (adhika)	𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (adhikāni), ?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātireke)
	Brahmagiri	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka), 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (adhika)	𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (adhikāni), 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (sātirekāni), 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātireke)
	Maski	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓 (sādhika)	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sādhike)
	Jatinga-Rameshwara	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka)	?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātireke)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka), 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (adhika)	?𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (adhikāni), ?𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātireke)
	Nittur	𑀅𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀓 (adhvika), 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka)	𑀅𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 n.nom.pl (adhvikāni), 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātireke)
	Gavimath	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka)	𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀺 n.nom.pl (sātirekāṇi), 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 m.nom.sg (sātireke)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (“exceeding”)
𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓 (sātireka) (10) 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀺𑀓 (sādhika) (5) 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓 (adhika) (4) 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀓 (sātileka) (3) 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀓𑁂𑀓 (sātirakeka) (1) 𑀅𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀺𑀓 (adhvika) (1) 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀮𑀓𑁂𑀓 (sātilakeka) (1)

References

• Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “sātireka-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 174