𐨱𐨆𐨪𐨨𐨂𐨪𐨿𐨟
Gandhari edit
Etymology edit
From Scythian *horamurta (literally “lord of gifts”), composed of a cognate of Khotanese hora, haura (“gift”) + Scythian *mrautā (literally “lord, ruler”) (cf. Khotanese rautcū).[1] Compare 𐨱𐨆𐨪𐨐 (horaka) and 𑀳𑁄𑀭𑀫𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀕 (horamurṇḍaga).
Equivalent of the Sanskrit title दानपति (dānapati) and the Pali title dānapati.
Noun edit
- (Epigraphic Gandhari): An Indo-Scythian term for a donation master
References edit
- ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
- ^ Prinsep, H. T. (1844) Note on the Historical Results, Deducible from Recent Discoveries in Afghanistan[2], London: W. H. Allen & Co., archived from the original on 9 December 2022, page Plate XVI
- ^ Jongeward, David, Errington, Elizabeth, Salomon, Richard, Baums, Stefan (2012) “Catalog and Revised Text and Translations of Gandhāran Reliquary”, in Gandhāran Buddhist Reliquaries, Seattle: Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project, →ISBN, pages 240-242