π§π²π’πΊ
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit ΰ€ͺΰ€Άΰ₯ΰ€―ΰ€€ΰ€Ώ (pΓ‘Εyati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *(s)pΓ‘Εyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spΓ‘Δyati, from Proto-Indo-European *spΓ©αΈ±yeti, present form of *speαΈ±-.
Verb
π§π²π’πΊ (pasati /passati/) (Girnar)
- to see, perceive
- c. 257 BCE, AΕoka, Major Rock Edict 1 Girnar:
- π©π³πΌππ π³πΊ π€ππ²π π²π«πΈππ«ππ³πΊ π§π²π’πΊ π€ππ―πΈπ¦ππ§πππΊπ¬π π§πππΊπ¬π€π²πΊ ππΈππΈ
- bahukaαΉ hi dosaαΉ samΔjamhi pasati devΔnaαΉpriyo priyadasi rΔjΔ
- For Kind Beloved-of-the-Gods sees much evil in festival-gatherings.
- π©π³πΌππ π³πΊ π€ππ²π π²π«πΈππ«ππ³πΊ π§π²π’πΊ π€ππ―πΈπ¦ππ§πππΊπ¬π π§πππΊπ¬π€π²πΊ ππΈππΈ
Alternative forms
Attested at Girnar.
| Dialectal forms of π§π²π’πΊ (βto seeβ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | π€ππ’πΊ (dakhati) | |
| East | Dhauli | π€πππ’πΊ (dekhati) | |
| Jaugada | π€ππππ’πΊ (drakhati), π€πππ’πΊ (dekhati) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | π¨‘π¨π¨π¨ (dakhati) | |
| Mansehra | π¨‘π¨π¨π¨ (dakhati) | ||
| West | Girnar | π§π²π’πΊ (pasati) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of π§π²π’πΊ (βto seeβ) | ||
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π€πππ’πΊ (dekhati) (2) π¨‘π¨π¨π¨ (dakhati) (2) π§π²π’πΊ (pasati) (1) π€ππ’πΊ (dakhati) (1) π€ππππ’πΊ (drakhati) (1) | ||
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: π§πΈπ²π (pΔsaΓ―)
- Maharastri Prakrit: π§πΈπ²π (pΔsaΓ―)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Sindhi: ΩΎΩΨ³ΩΪ»Ω / ΰ€ͺΰ€Έΰ€£ΰ₯
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969β1985) βpΓ‘Εyatiβ, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press