𑘪𑘨𑘲𑘓𑘲𑘩

Old Marathi

FWOTD – 15 April 2025

Alternative forms

• 𑘪𑘨𑘓𑘲𑘩 (varacīla)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*variccalla), an apheresized form of *𑀉𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*uvariccalla), from Sanskrit 𑘄𑘢𑘨𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘧 (uparitya) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-).

Adjective

𑘪𑘨𑘲𑘓𑘲𑘩 (varīcīla) (Devanagari वरिचिल)

1. external; outside
   • 1290, Jñāneśvar, Jñāneśvarī (Rājvāḍe edition) 9.400:

     𑘝𑘹𑘽 𑘄𑘐𑘜𑘲𑘩𑘹𑘽 𑘦𑘕 𑘎𑘨𑘿𑘦 𑙁 𑘝𑘹𑘪𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘽 𑘓𑘲 𑘢𑘳𑘭𑘩𑘹𑘽 𑘕𑘡𑘿𑘦 𑙁
     𑘕𑘡𑘿𑘦𑘰𑘭𑘪𑘹𑘽 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘦 𑙁 𑘪𑘨𑘲𑘓𑘲𑘩 𑘮𑘲 𑘐𑘹𑘩𑘹 𑙂

     teṃ ugaṇīleṃ maja karma . tevhāṃ cī pusaleṃ janma .
     janmāsaveṃ śrama . varīcīla hī gele .

     • 1948 translation by Vittal Ganesh Pradhan

       When, however, actions are offered up to Me then death and birth cease,
       and all trouble arising from birth also disappears.

Descendants

• Marathi: varcīl (obsolete)

  Devanagari script: वरचील

  Modi script: 𑘪𑘨𑘓𑘲𑘩

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वरिचिल”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 624