𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸
Pali
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Alternative scripts
Noun
𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 f
- Brahmi script form of bhikkhā
Declension
Declension table of "𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑁄 (bhikkhāyo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) |
| Accusative (second) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (bhikkhaṃ) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑁄 (bhikkhāyo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) |
| Instrumental (third) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬 (bhikkhāya) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhikkhāhi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀪𑀺 (bhikkhābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬 (bhikkhāya) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀁 (bhikkhānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬 (bhikkhāya) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhikkhāhi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀪𑀺 (bhikkhābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬 (bhikkhāya) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀦𑀁 (bhikkhānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬 (bhikkhāya) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑀁 (bhikkhāyaṃ) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼 (bhikkhāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂 (bhikkhe) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑁄 (bhikkhāyo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) |
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (bhicchā)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit भि॒क्षा (bhikṣā́), from भिक्ष् (bhikṣ) + -आ (-ā). Cognate with Pali bhikkhā.
Noun
𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) f (Devanagari भिक्खा, Kannada ಭಿಕ್ಖಾ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)
- alms, begging
- c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti II. Sanaṃkumāra page 27 line 33:
- 𑀢𑀑 𑀙𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸-𑀦𑀺𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 𑀕𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀁 𑀧𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑁆𑀲
𑀧𑀠𑀫𑀁-𑀏𑀯 𑀘𑀺𑀡𑀸-𑀓𑀽𑀭𑀁 𑀙𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸-𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀡 𑀤𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀁- tao chaṭṭha-bhatteṇa bhikkhā-nimittaṃ goyaraṃ paviṭṭhassa
paḍhamaṃ-eva ciṇā-kūraṃ chaliyā-takkeṇa dinnaṃ
- 1909 translation by John Jacob Meyer
- Thereupon, having fasted for two days and a half, he entered his begging district
and at once was given millet porridge with goat's buttermilk.
- Thereupon, having fasted for two days and a half, he entered his begging district
- tao chaṭṭha-bhatteṇa bhikkhā-nimittaṃ goyaraṃ paviṭṭhassa
- 𑀢𑀑 𑀙𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂𑀡 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸-𑀦𑀺𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀁 𑀕𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀁 𑀧𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀲𑁆𑀲
- c. 1140, Laksmaṇa Gaṇi, Supāsanāha Caria page २७७, line ३८:
- 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑀮𑁄 𑀪𑀡𑁂𑀇 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 𑀢𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛 𑀮𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁𑀢𑀼 𑀓𑀼𑀓𑀼𑀭𑀸
𑀦𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀁 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 𑀪𑀫𑀁𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂 𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀏 𑀫𑀏- vimalo bhaṇei pāesu tujjha laggaṃtu kukurā
niccaṃ bhikkhaṃ bhamaṃtassa savvasse gahie mae
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- vimalo bhaṇei pāesu tujjha laggaṃtu kukurā
- 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑀮𑁄 𑀪𑀡𑁂𑀇 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 𑀢𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛 𑀮𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁𑀢𑀼 𑀓𑀼𑀓𑀼𑀭𑀸
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) |
| Accusative | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀁 (bhikkhaṃ) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhikkhāe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhikkhāi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhikkhāa) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺 (bhikkhāhi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhikkhāhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhikkhāhiṃto) |
| Genitive | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhikkhāe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhikkhāi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhikkhāa) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (bhikkhāṇa) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡𑀁 (bhikkhāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀏 (bhikkhāe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (bhikkhāi) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀅 (bhikkhāa) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼 (bhikkhāsu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhikkhāsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂 (bhikkhe) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) | 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀑 (bhikkhāo) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀉 (bhikkhāu) or 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā) |
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Sinhalese: බික් (bik)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: भिख (bhikh)
- Western Pahari:
- Dogri:
- Devanagari script: भिक्ख (bhikkh)
- Dogra script: 𑠡𑠭𑠊𑠹𑠋 (bhikkh)
- Dogri:
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Punjabi: ਭਿਖ (bhikha /bhikkha/), ਭੀਖ (bhīkha)
- Saraiki:
- Shahmukhi script: بِھک (bhik)
- Devanagari script: भिक (bhik)
- Multani script: 𑊟𑊄 (bhk)
- Sindhi:
- Arabic script: بِيکَ (bīkha)
- Devanagari script: बीख (bīkha)
- Khudabadi script: 𑋔𑋢𑊻 (bīkha)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Western Indo-Aryan:
References
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भिक्खा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 652.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhikkhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 540