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Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€œΰ€¨ΰ₯‘ (jΓ‘na), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ÑnHas, from Proto-Indo-European *Η΅Γ©nh₁os, from *Η΅enh₁- + *-os.

    Noun

    π‘€šπ‘€¦ (janam

    1. person
      • c. 257 BCE, AΕ›oka, Major Rock Edict 10 Girnar.4:
        𑀀𑀼𑀓𑀭𑀁 π‘€’π‘€Ό 𑀔𑁄 𑀏𑀒𑀁 𑀙𑀼𑀀𑀓𑁂𑀦 π‘€― π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚π‘€¦ 𑀉𑀲𑀝𑁂𑀦 π‘€― π‘€…π‘€œπ‘€’π‘†π‘€­ 𑀅𑀕𑁂𑀦 𑀧𑀭𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀭𑀫𑁂𑀦 𑀲𑀯𑀁 π‘€§π‘€­π‘€Ίπ‘€˜π‘€šπ‘€Ίπ‘€’π‘†π‘€§π‘€Έ
        dukaraαΉƒ tu kho etaαΉƒ chudakena va janena usaαΉ­ena va aΓ±atra agena parākramena savaαΉƒ paricajitpā
        • 1925 translation by Eugen Hultzsch
          But it is indeed difficult either for a lowly person or for a high one to accomplish this without great zeal (and without) laying aside every (other aim).

    Declension

    Declension of π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana)
    singular plural
    nominative π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚, π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘„
    jane, jano
    β€”
    accusative π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€
    janaαΉƒ
    β€”
    instrumental π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚π‘€¦
    janena
    β€”
    dative β€” β€”
    ablative β€” β€”
    genitive π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€²
    janasa
    β€”
    locative π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€²π‘€Ί
    janasi
    β€”

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi, Nittur and Udegolam.

    Dialectal forms of π‘€šπ‘€¦ (β€œperson”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€²π‘€Έ (janasā), ?π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€±π‘€Έ (janaṣā), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    Delhi-Topra π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€²π‘€Ί loc.sg (janasi), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    East Dhauli π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    Jaugada π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚ nom.sg (jane)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨗𐨣 (jana) 𐨗𐨣 (jana), 𐨗𐨣𐨯 gen.sg (janasa), 𐨗𐨣𐨅 nom.sg (jane), 𐨗𐨣𐨆 nom.sg (jano)
    Mansehra 𐨗𐨣 (jana) 𐨗𐨣𐨯 gen.sg (janasa), 𐨗𐨣𐨅 nom.sg (jane)
    West Girnar π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€² gen.sg (janasa), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘‚π‘€¦ ins.sg (janena), π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘„ nom.sg (jano)
    South Udegolam π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ)
    Nittur π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) π‘€šπ‘€¦π‘€ acc.sg (janaαΉƒ)
    Map of dialectal forms of π‘€šπ‘€¦ (β€œperson”)
    π‘€šπ‘€¦ (jana) (18)
    𐨗𐨣 (jana) (6)

    Descendants

    • Prakrit: π‘€šπ‘€‘ (jaαΉ‡a)
      • Apabhramsa: ΰ€œΰ€£ (jaαΉ‡a) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • Hultzsch, E (1925) Inscriptions of AΕ›oka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 240.
    • Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) β€œjana-”, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of AΕ›oka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 150