𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Has-

Sanskrit अस् (as)der.

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna)

Inherited from Sanskrit समान (samāna, “being”).

Participle

𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna)

1. present middle participle of 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺 (asti): being, existing
   • 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

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

Declension

Declension of 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna)
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	—	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 samānā	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—	—	—
ablative	—	—	—	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—	—	—

Alternative forms

Attested at Brahmagiri, Nittur, Siddapura and Udegolam.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (“unmixed”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
South	Siddapura	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 m.nom.pl (samānā)
	Brahmagiri	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 m.nom.pl (samānā)
	Udegolam	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 m.nom.pl (samānā)
	Nittur	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna)	?𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 m.nom.pl (samānā)
	Gavimath	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀡 (samāṇa)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀸 m.nom.pl (samāṇā)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (“unmixed”)
𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (samāna) (4) 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀡 (samāṇa) (1)

References

• Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) “samāna-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of Aśoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 173