𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ne

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *a-

Sanskrit अ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *lewg-

Sanskrit रोग (roga)

Sanskrit अरोग (aroga)

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Sanskrit -य (-ya)

Sanskrit आरोग्य (ārogya)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ārogiya)

Inherited from Sanskrit आरोग्य (ārogya).

Noun

𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ārogiya) n

1. good health
   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.1:

     𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀻𑀢𑁂 𑀅𑀬𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀡𑀁 𑀘 𑀯𑀘𑀦𑁂𑀦 𑀇𑀲𑀺𑀮𑀲𑀺 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸 𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬𑀁 𑀯𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸 𑀳𑁂𑀯𑀁 𑀘 𑀯𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀸

     suvaṃṇagirīte ayaputasa mahāmātāṇaṃ ca vacanena isilasi mahāmātā ārogiyaṃ vataviyā hevaṃ ca vataviyā

     • 1997 translation by Romila Thapar

       From Suvarnagiri, on the order of his Highness the Prince, and the officers: good health to the officers of Isila who are to be instructed thus.

Alternative forms

Attested at Brahmagiri and Siddapura.

Dialectal forms of 𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬 (“good health”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
South	Siddapura	𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ārogiya)
	Brahmagiri	𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ārogiya)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬 (“good health”)
𑀆𑀭𑁄𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ārogiya) (2)

References

• Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “ārogiya-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 141