ππ§πΈπ²π
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
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Sanskrit ΰ€ΰ€ͺΰ€Ύΰ€Έΰ€ (upΔsaka)
Ashokan Prakrit ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka)
Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€ΰ€ͺΰ€Ύΰ€Έΰ€ (upΔsaka).
Noun
ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) m
- (Buddhism) lay-worshipper, laity (non-monastic follower of the Buddha)
- c. 258 BCE, AΕoka, Minor Rock Edict 1 Brahmagiri.2:
- π
π₯πΊππΈπ¦πΊ π
π πΈπ’πΊπ¬πΈπ¦πΊ π―π²πΈπ¦πΊ π¬ π³ππ π²ππ
- adhikΔni aαΈhΔtiyΔni vasΔni ya hakaαΉ [β¦] sake
- 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch
- More than two and a half years (have passed) since I (am) a lay-worshipper (upasaka).
- π
π₯πΊππΈπ¦πΊ π
π πΈπ’πΊπ¬πΈπ¦πΊ π―π²πΈπ¦πΊ π¬ π³ππ π²ππ
Declension
| Declension of ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ππ§πΈπ²ππ upΔsake |
β |
| accusative | β | β |
| instrumental | β | β |
| dative | β | β |
| ablative | β | β |
| genitive | β | β |
| locative | β | β |
Alternative forms
Attested at Bahapur, Bairat, Brahmagiri, Gavimath, Gujarra, Nittur, Panguraria, Rajula-Mandagiri, Sahasram, Siddapura, Udegolam and Yerragudi.
| Dialectal forms of ππ§πΈπ²π (βlay-worshipperβ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Rupnath | π§πΈππΈπ² π²π (pΔkΔsa saka) | π§πΈππΈπ² π²ππ nom.sg; scribal error? (pΔkΔsa sake) |
| Bairat | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Sahasram | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Gujarra | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ?ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Panguraria | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Bahapur | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| South | Yerragudi | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ?ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) |
| Siddapura | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ?ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Brahmagiri | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ?ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Maski | π©πΌπ₯π°π (budhaΕaka) | π©πΌπ₯π°ππ nom.sg (budhaΕake) | |
| Rajula-Mandagiri | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ?ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Udegolam | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ?ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Nittur | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ?ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Gavimath | ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) | ππ§πΈπ²ππ nom.sg (upΔsake) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of ππ§πΈπ²π (βlay-worshipperβ) | ||
|---|---|---|
 ππ§πΈπ²π (upΔsaka) (12) π§πΈππΈπ² π²π (pΔkΔsa saka) (1) π©πΌπ₯π°π (budhaΕaka) (1) | ||
References
- Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) βupΔsaka-β, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of AΕoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 144