𑀫𑀺𑀲

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

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Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)

Inherited from Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra).

Adjective

𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa /missa/)

1. mixed, mingled

   Antonym: 𑀅𑀫𑀺𑀲 (amisa /⁠amissa⁠/)

   • c. 258 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.3-4:

     𑀇𑀫𑀺𑀦𑀸 𑀘𑀼 𑀓𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀦 𑀅𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺
     𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺

     iminā cu kālena amisā samānā munisā jaṃbudīpasi
     misā devehi

     • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch

       But men in Jambudvīpa, being during that time unmingled, (are now) mingled with the gods.

Declension

Declension of 𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	—	𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 misā	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—	—	—
ablative	—	—	—	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Bahapur, Brahmagiri, Gavimath, Nittur, Rupnath and Siddapura.

Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀺𑀲 (“mixed”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Rupnath	𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)	𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 m.nom.pl (misā)
	Bahapur	𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)	𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 m.nom.pl (misā)
South	Siddapura	𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)	?𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 m.nom.pl (misā)
	Brahmagiri	𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)	𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 m.nom.pl (misā)
	Nittur	𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)	?𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 m.nom.pl (misā)
	Gavimath	𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa)	𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀸 m.nom.pl (misā)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀺𑀲 (“mixed”)
𑀫𑀺𑀲 (misa) (6)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (missa), 𑀫𑀻𑀲 (mīsa)

References

• Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “misa-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 164
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “miśrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 583