𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁 (devānāṃ)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (priya)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpriya)

Compound of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁 (devānāṃ, “of the gods”) +‎ 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (priya, “beloved”).

Proper noun

𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpriya) m

1. "beloved of the gods"; an epithet of Ashoka

   Synonym: 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 (priyadasi)

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (“beloved-of-the-gods”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Delhi-Meerut	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Rampurva	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Rupnath	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devānāṃpiye)
	Bairat	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devānāṃpiye)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Sahasram	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devānāṃpiye)
	Gujarra	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpiya)	?𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀲 gen.sg (devānāṃpiyasa)
	Panguraria	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devāṇaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devāṇaṃpiye)
	Bahapur	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devānaṃpiye)
East	Dhauli	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
	Jaugada	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨞𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devaṇapriya), 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨀 (devanapria), 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨁𐨩 (devanapiya)
	Mansehra	𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanapriya), 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨎𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanaṃpriya)
West	Girnar	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpriya), 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpriya)
South	Yerragudi	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devānaṃpiye)
	Siddapura	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)	?𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devānaṃpiye)
	Brahmagiri	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devāṇaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devāṇaṃpiye)
	Maski	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀲 gen.sg (devānaṃpiyasa)
	Jatinga-Rameshwara	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya), 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devāṇaṃpiya)	?𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devāṇaṃpiye), ?𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀲 gen.sg (devānaṃpiyasa)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)	?𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devānaṃpiye)
	Udegolam	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁄 nom.sg (devānaṃpiyo), 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀲 gen.sg (devānaṃpiyasa)
	Nittur	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁄 nom.sg (devānaṃpiyo), 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀲 gen.sg (devānaṃpiyasa)
	Gavimath	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devāṇaṃpiya)	𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂 nom.sg (devāṇaṃpiye)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (“beloved-of-the-gods”)
𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpiya) (19) 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devāṇaṃpiya) (4) 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpiya) (4) 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀸𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānāṃpriya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨀 (devanapria) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨞𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devaṇapriya) (1) 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬 (devānaṃpriya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanapriya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨤𐨁𐨩 (devanapiya) (1) 𐨡𐨅𐨬𐨣𐨎𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨩 (devanaṃpriya) (1)

References

• Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “devānaṃpiya-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 154