𑀧𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇

See also: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇

Prakrit

Verb

𑀧𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pĕcchaï) (Devanagari पेच्छइ, Kannada ಪೆಚ್ಛಇ) (transitive) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. Alternative form of 𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (pĕkkhaï, “to look at”)
   • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 162:

     𑀪𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀅𑀭𑁄 𑀧𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮𑀁 𑀲𑀸-𑀯𑀺 𑀢𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀅𑀁𑀤𑀁
     𑀢𑀁 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼𑀅𑀁 𑀓𑀭𑀁𑀓𑀁 𑀤𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀳-𑀯𑀺 𑀓𑀸𑀆 𑀯𑀺𑀮𑀼𑀁𑀧𑀁𑀢𑀺

     bhicchaaro pĕcchaï ṇāhimaṃḍalaṃ sā-vi tassa muhaaṃdaṃ
     taṃ caṭṭuaṃ karaṃkaṃ dŏṇha-vi kāā viluṃpaṃti

     • 2009 translation by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken

       While the begging monk looks down at her navel, and the housewife looks at the moon of his face
       The crows plunder the dish in her hands, and the begging bowl in his.