๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ
Ashokan Prakrit
FWOTD โ 8 February 2018
Etymology
A dative tatpuruแนฃa compound consisting of ๐ฅ๐๐ซ (dhaแนma) +โ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (lipi), literally โwriting for (the observation of) pietyโ.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dฬชสฑษm.mษ.li.pi/
Noun
๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) f
- law-edict
- c. 257 BCE, Aลoka, Major Rock Edict 1 Girnar:
- ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐บ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐บ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ธ๐๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ธ๐ง๐บ๐ข
- iyaแน dhaแนmalipi devฤnaแนpriyena priyadasinฤ rฤรฑฤ lekhฤpita
- This law-edict has been made written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.
- ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐บ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐บ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ธ๐๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ธ๐ง๐บ๐ข
- c. 257 BCE, Aลoka, Major Rock Edict 1 Kalsi:
- ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ข๐ธ
- iyaแน dhaแนmalipi devฤnaแนpiyena piyadasinฤ lekhitฤ
- This law-edict has been written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, Priyadarshin.
- ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ข๐ธ
- c. 257 BCE, Aลoka, Major Rock Edict 1 Jaugada:
- ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ ๐๐๐ง๐บ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐บ ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ฒ๐บ ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ธ๐ง๐บ๐ข๐ธ
- iyaแน dhaแนmalipi khepiแนgalasi pavatasi devฤnaแนpiyena piyadasinฤ lฤjinฤ lekhฤpitฤ
- This law-edict has been made written on Khepingala Mountain by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.
- ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ ๐๐๐ง๐บ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐บ ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ฒ๐บ ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐บ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ธ๐ง๐บ๐ข๐ธ
Alternative forms
Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.
| Dialectal forms of ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (โlaw-edictโ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) | |
| Delhi-Topra | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) | ||
| Delhi-Meerut | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) | ||
| Rampurva | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) | ||
| Lauriya-Nandangarh | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) | ||
| Lauriya-Araraj | ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhammalipi) | ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ probably scribal error (dhammalipi) | |
| Allahabad-Kosambi | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) | ||
| East | Dhauli | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi), ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐ป (dhaแนmalipฤซ) | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ uncertain (dhaแนmalipi) |
| Jaugada | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi), ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐ป (dhaแนmalipฤซ) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | ๐จข๐จฟ๐จช๐จจ๐จก๐จ๐จค๐จ (dhramadipi) | |
| Mansehra | ๐จข๐จฟ๐จช๐จจ๐จก๐จ๐จค๐จ (dhramadipi) | ||
| West | Girnar | ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐ป (dhaแนmalipฤซ), ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhammalipi), ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (โlaw-edictโ) | ||
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๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhaแนmalipi) (9) ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐ป (dhaแนmalipฤซ) (3) ๐จข๐จฟ๐จช๐จจ๐จก๐จ๐จค๐จ (dhramadipi) (2) ๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐บ๐ง๐บ (dhammalipi) (2) | ||
References
- ^ Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 190.