𐨩𐨡𐨁

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Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit यदि (yádi, if), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyádi. Cognate with Pali yadi.

Conjunction

𐨩𐨡𐨁 (yadi) (Shahbazgarhi)

  1. if
    • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 9 line 20:
      𐨩𐨡𐨁 𐨤𐨂𐨣 𐨟𐨎 𐨀𐨛𐨎 𐨣 𐨣𐨁𐨬𐨚𐨅 𐨀𐨁𐨀 𐨀𐨠 𐨤𐨪𐨟𐨿𐨪 𐨀𐨣𐨎𐨟𐨎 𐨤𐨂𐨙𐨎 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨯𐨬𐨟𐨁
      yadi puna taṃ aṭhaṃ na nivaṭe ia atha paratra anaṃtaṃ puñaṃ prasavati
      But if one does not attain his object in this , then endless merit is produced in the other .

Descendants

References

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