Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svargá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suHargás, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ul-gʷḿ̥-s (going to the sun).

Noun

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𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀕 (svaga /svagga/) m

  1. (Kalsi, Dhauli, Girnar) heaven

Alternative forms

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Attested at Dhauli, Girnar and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀕 (“heaven”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀕 (svaga)
East Dhauli 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀕 (svaga)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨯𐨿𐨤𐨒𐨿𐨪 (spagra)
Mansehra 𐨯𐨿𐨤𐨒𐨿𐨪 (spagra)
West Girnar 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀕 (svaga)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀕 (“heaven”)
 
𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀕 (svaga) (3)
𐨯𐨿𐨤𐨒𐨿𐨪 (spagra) (2)