𑀫𑀬𑀸

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH

Sanskrit मया (mayā)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀸 (mayā)

Inherited from Sanskrit मया (mayā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH.

Pronoun

𑀫𑀬𑀸 (mayā)

1. instrumental singular of 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.2-3:

     𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀭𑁂𑀓𑁂 𑀢𑀼 𑀔𑁄 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭𑁂𑀁
     𑀬𑀁 𑀫𑀬𑀸 𑀲𑀁𑀖𑁂 𑀉𑀧𑀬𑀻𑀢𑁂 𑀩𑀸𑀠𑀁 𑀘 𑀫𑁂 𑀧𑀓𑀁𑀢𑁂

     sātireke tu kho saṃvachareṃ
     yaṃ mayā saṃghe upayīte bāḍhaṃ ca me pakaṃte

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       But indeed a year and somewhat more (has passed) since I have visited the Saṁgha and have been very zealous.

Alternative forms

Attested at Brahmagiri, Nittur and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀳𑀁 (“I”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Rupnath	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi), 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (sumi hakaṃ)	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 nom.sg (sumi), 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 𑀳𑀓𑀁 nom.sg; ins.sg (sumi hakaṃ)
	Bairat	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	?𑀳𑀓𑀁 nom.sg (hakaṃ), 𑀫𑀫𑀬𑀸 ins.sg (mamayā)
	Sahasram	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 nom.sg (sumi)
	Gujarra	𑀅𑀳𑀁 (ahaṃ), 𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 (smi)	𑀅𑀳𑀁 nom.sg (ahaṃ), ?𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 nom.sg (smi), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)
	Calcutta-Bairat	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Panguraria	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 nom.sg; ins.sg (sumi)
	Bahapur	𑀳𑀓𑁂 (hake)	𑀳𑀓𑁂 nom.sg (hake), 𑀳𑀫𑀬𑁂 ins.sg (hamaye)
East	Dhauli	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
	Jaugada	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨱𐨎 (ahaṃ)	𐨀𐨱𐨎 (ahaṃ)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨀𐨎 (aaṃ)	𐨀𐨀𐨎 (aaṃ)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀳𑀁 (ahaṃ)	𑀅𑀳𑀁 (ahaṃ)
South	Yerragudi	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 nom.sg (hakaṃ), 𑀫𑀬𑀸 ins.sg (mayā), 𑀫𑁂 gen.sg (me), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)
	Siddapura	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	?𑀳𑀓𑀁 nom.sg (hakaṃ), ?𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)
	Brahmagiri	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 nom.sg (hakaṃ), 𑀫𑀬𑀸 ins.sg (mayā), 𑀫𑁃 gen.sg (mai), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)
	Maski	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi)	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 nom.sg; ins.sg (sumi)
	Jatinga-Rameshwara	𑀬𑁄 (yo), 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 nom.sg (hakaṃ), ?𑀬𑁄 ins.sg (yo)
	Rajula-Mandagiri	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀫𑁂 gen.sg (me), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)
	Udegolam	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀳𑀓𑀁 nom.sg (hakaṃ), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)
	Nittur	𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀫𑀬𑀸 ins.sg (mayā), ?𑀫𑁂 gen.sg (me), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)
	Gavimath	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi), 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ)	𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 nom.sg (sumi), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me), 𑀫𑁂 ins.sg (me)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀳𑀁 (“I”)
𑀳𑀓𑀁 (hakaṃ) (27) 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 (sumi) (5) 𑀅𑀳𑀁 (ahaṃ) (3) 𑀳𑀓𑁂 (hake) (2) 𑀬𑁄 (yo) (1) 𐨀𐨱𐨎 (ahaṃ) (1) 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀺 𑀳𑀓𑀁 (sumi hakaṃ) (1) 𐨀𐨀𐨎 (aaṃ) (1) 𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺 (smi) (1)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀏 (mae) (see there for further descendants)