𑀰𑁄𑀤𑀸𑀲

Prakrit edit

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Sodasa

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Scythian *Śuḍāsa (“who kept the good acts in memory”), composed of *śuḍa (“goodness, good acts”) (cf. Khotanese śśuru, śuru, śśära (“good”); śśäḍe (“goodness, good acts”)) + *āsā (“kept in memory”).^[1]

Cognate with Gandhari 𐨭𐨂𐨜𐨯 (śuḍasa)

Proper noun edit

𑀰𑁄𑀤𑀸𑀲 (śodāsa) (Devanagari शोदास) ^[2]

(Epigraphic Prakrit) a male given name from Scythian: Sodasa, an Indo-Scythian satrap

References edit

^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia‎^[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
^ Chanda, Ramaprasad (1919) Memoirs of the archaeological survey of India no.1-5‎^[2], page 22, PLATE VI, No. 6

[1] Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia‎^[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406

[2] Chanda, Ramaprasad (1919) Memoirs of the archaeological survey of India no.1-5‎^[2], page 22, PLATE VI, No. 6

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