𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit सर्वत्र (sarvátra). Cognate with Pali sabbattha.

Adverb

𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (sarvata /sarvatta/) (Girnar)

1. everywhere
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Girnar Major Rock Edict II line 1:

     𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑀺𑀢𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀁𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀲 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁄 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄

     sarvata vijitamhi devānaṃpriyasa piyadasino rāño

     everywhere in the King Beloved-of-the-Gods Priyadarshin's domains

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (“everywhere”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata), 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑀸 (savatā)
East	Dhauli	𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata)
	Jaugada	𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨯𐨬𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savratra)
	Mansehra	𐨯𐨬𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savratra), 𐨯𐨬𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savatra)
West	Girnar	𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (sarvata), 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀭 (sarvatra)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (“everywhere”)
𑀲𑀯𑀢 (savata) (3) 𐨯𐨬𐨿𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savratra) (2) 𐨯𐨬𐨟𐨿𐨪 (savatra) (1) 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀭 (sarvatra) (1) 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀢 (sarvata) (1) 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑀸 (savatā) (1)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢 (savvatta), 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣 (savvattha) (influenced by सर्वथा (sarváthā) and इत्थम् (itthám))
  • Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘰𑘪𑘘 (sāvaṭa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sarvátra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press