𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬
Ashokan Prakrit
editAdjective
edit𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 (kaṭaviya /kaṭṭaviya/)[1][2]
Noun
edit𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 (kaṭaviya)
- Alternative form of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (katavya, “duty, obligation”)
- c. 268 BCE – 232 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 6 line 9:
- 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀫𑀢𑁂 𑀳𑀺 𑀫𑁂 𑀲𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀓𑀳𑀺𑀢𑁂
- kaṭaviyamate hi me savalokahite
- "Because I consider it my duty to work for the salvation of the whole world"
- 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀫𑀢𑁂 𑀳𑀺 𑀫𑁂 𑀲𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀓𑀳𑀺𑀢𑁂
Alternative forms
editAttested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Jaugada and Kalsi.
Dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (“to be performed”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Forms |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa) |
Delhi-Topra | 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa) | |
East | Dhauli | 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa) |
Jaugada | 𑀓𑀝𑀯𑀺𑀬 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa) | |
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨐𐨚𐨬 /kaṭṭava/ (kaṭava]] /kaṭṭava/</spa) |
Mansehra | 𐨐𐨚𐨬𐨁𐨩 /kaṭṭaviya/ (kaṭaviya]] /kaṭṭaviya/</spa) | |
West | Girnar | 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 /kattavya/ (katavya]] /kattavya/</spa) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀢𑀯𑁆𑀬 (“to be performed”) | ||
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References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kártavya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 49.