𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit एतादृश (etādṛ́śa). Cognate with Pali etādisa.

Adjective

𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (etārisa) (Girnar)

1. such, of this kind

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (“such, of this kind”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀏𑀤𑀺𑀲 (edisa)
	Sarnath	𑀳𑁂𑀤𑀺𑀲 (hedisa)
East	Dhauli	𑀏𑀤𑀺𑀲 (edisa), 𑀳𑁂𑀤𑀺𑀲 (hedisa)
	Jaugada	𑀳𑁂𑀤𑀺𑀲 (hedisa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨁𐨭 (ediśa)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨁𐨭 (ediśa)
West	Girnar	𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (etārisa)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (“such, of this kind”)
𑀳𑁂𑀤𑀺𑀲 (hedisa) (3) 𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨁𐨭 (ediśa) (2) 𑀏𑀤𑀺𑀲 (edisa) (2) 𑀏𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (etārisa) (1)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀏𑀆𑀭𑀺𑀲 (eārisa)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀏𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀲 (edārisa)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 128.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ētādŕ̊śa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press