𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

FWOTD – 8 February 2018

Etymology

A dative tatpuruṣa compound consisting of 𑀥𑀁𑀫 (dhaṃma) +‎ 𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (lipi), literally “writing for (the observation of) piety”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɐm.mɐ.li.pi/

Noun

𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi) f (Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Allahabad, Rampurva, Lauriya-Nandangarh, Girnar, Kalsi, Jaugada)

1. law-edict
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Girnar:

     𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢

     iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi devānaṃpriyena priyadasinā rāñā lekhāpita

     This law-edict has been made written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.

   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Kalsi:

     𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀺𑀢𑀸

     iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi devānaṃpiyena piyadasinā lekhitā

     This law-edict has been written by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, Priyadarshin.

   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Rock Edict 1 Jaugada:

     𑀇𑀬𑀁 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 𑀔𑁂𑀧𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀮𑀲𑀺 𑀧𑀯𑀢𑀲𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸

     iyaṃ dhaṃmalipi khepiṃgalasi pavatasi devānaṃpiyena piyadasinā lājinā lekhāpitā

     This law-edict has been made written on Khepingala Mountain by the Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Priyadarshin.

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“law-edict”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Delhi-Meerut	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Rampurva	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 probably scribal error (dhammalipi]] probably scribal error</spa)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi)
East	Dhauli	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 uncertain (dhaṃmalipi]] uncertain<span class="Brah" lang="inc-ash), 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀻 (dhaṃmalipī)
	Jaugada	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi), 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀻 (dhaṃmalipī)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dhramadipi)
	Mansehra	𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁 (dhramadipi)
West	Girnar	𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhaṃmalipi), 𑀥𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (dhammalipi), 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀻 (dhaṃmalipī)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺 (“law-edict”)
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